IN-CONFIDENCE

18 September 2023

Daniel
[FYI request #24082 email]

Tēnā koe Daniel,
Thank you for your email of 9 September 2023 to Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children
(Oranga Tamariki), requesting the actions taken regarding the recommendations from
Dame Karen Poutasi and the Office of the Chief Social Worker following the death of
Malachi Subecz. Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act
1982 (the Act).
You have requested:
Please provide the actions taken regarding each of the 14 recommendations from
the external review by Karen Poutasi into Malachi's death - I understand if this wil
require partial transfer to another agency Please provide Oranga Tamariki's
actions regarding each of the recommendations made by the Office of the chief
social worker into Malachi's death
We  are  currently  working  to proactively release information regarding Dame Karen
Poutasi’s  review  and  recommendations,  and  of  the  actions  undertaken  by  Oranga
Tamariki  and other agencies in response to this. We hope to have this information
published soon. We recommend that you check the ‘Reviews and inquiries’ page on our
website for more information when this is published: www.orangatamariki.govt.nz/about-
us/performance-and-monitoring/reviews-and-inquiries/.
As such, this part of your request is refused under section 18(d) of the Act, on the grounds
that the information requested wil  soon be publicly available.
You can find information regarding the Chief Social Worker’s review of the practice in
relation to Malachi Subecz and his whānau (the Practice Review), including the Oranga
Tamariki Leadership Team’s response to the Practice Review and an update on progress
against this response, on the Oranga Tamariki website at: www.orangatamariki.govt.nz/
about-us/performance-and-monitoring/reviews-and-inquiries/malachi-subecz-practice-
review/.

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IN-CONFIDENCE

As you are able to access this information yourself, this part of your request is refused
under section 18(d) of the Act, on the grounds that the information requested is publicly
available.
I trust the information provided is useful. I encourage you to raise any concerns about
the response with [email address]. Alternatively, you are advised of your right
to also raise any concerns with the Office of the Ombudsman by contacting them on 0800
802 602 or at [email address].

Nāku noa, nā

Lydia Jarman
Chief Advisor
System Leadership
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