Requests for correction of information under Privacy Act at CYF
Anatoly Kern made this Official Information request to Ministry of Social Development
The request was refused by Ministry of Social Development.
From: Anatoly Kern
Dear Ministry of Social Development,
May I kindly request the following information in relation to the processing of privacy requests for correction at CYF for the past 10 years with per year separation:
1. Total number of requests to correct information under Privacy Act.
2. Number of requests, where information requested to be corrected was originally obtained by CYF without any contact with the requestor.
3. Number of intakes, initiated by CYF, where information (being a subject for request to be corrected at earlier or later stage) was used in intake investigations without being corrected.
That usually happens due to the fact of ignoring Privacy Act procedure of obtaining personal information directly from the person, resulting in request for correction being received on a later stage or due to subsequent ignorance of them from CYF side in any form.
4. Number of intakes, which were reopened for review after receiving request for correction, due to false information collected and used in a breach of Privacy Act.
5. Number of requests to correct information under Privacy Act, where request for correction was actioned as simple additional record on the file without any modification to the original records.
6. Number of requests to correct information under Privacy Act, which was actioned (in any form) ONLY after involvement of Privacy Commissioner being simply ignored before that.
Please let me know if you need any clarifications.
Yours faithfully,
Anatoly Kern
From: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Ministry of Social Development
Dear Anatoly,
Thank you for your email received today, under the Official Information Act 1982. Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate officials at National office to respond. You may expect a response to be sent to you as soon as possible.
Regards
Official and Parliamentary Information team | Ministerial and Executive Services
Ministry of Social Development
Our Purpose:
We help New Zealanders to help themselves to be safe, strong and independent
Ko ta mātou he whakamana tangata kia tū haumaru, kia tū kaha, kia tū motuhake
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From: Anatoly Kern [mailto:[OIA #2611 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 16 April 2015 12:18 a.m.
To: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Subject: Official Information Act request - Requests for correction of information under Privacy Act at CYF
Dear Ministry of Social Development,
May I kindly request the following information in relation to the processing of privacy requests for correction at CYF for the past 10 years with per year separation:
1. Total number of requests to correct information under Privacy Act.
2. Number of requests, where information requested to be corrected was originally obtained by CYF without any contact with the requestor.
3. Number of intakes, initiated by CYF, where information (being a subject for request to be corrected at earlier or later stage) was used in intake investigations without being corrected.
That usually happens due to the fact of ignoring Privacy Act procedure of obtaining personal information directly from the person, resulting in request for correction being received on a later stage or due to subsequent ignorance of them from CYF side in any form.
4. Number of intakes, which were reopened for review after receiving request for correction, due to false information collected and used in a breach of Privacy Act.
5. Number of requests to correct information under Privacy Act, where request for correction was actioned as simple additional record on the file without any modification to the original records.
6. Number of requests to correct information under Privacy Act, which was actioned (in any form) ONLY after involvement of Privacy Commissioner being simply ignored before that.
Please let me know if you need any clarifications.
Yours faithfully,
Anatoly Kern
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From: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Ministry of Social Development
Dear Anatoly Kern,
Please find attached the Ministry’s response to your Official Information
Act request of 15 May 2015.
Regards
Official and Parliamentary Information team | Ministerial and
Executive Services
Ministry of Social Development
Our Purpose:
We help New Zealanders to help themselves to be safe, strong and
independent
Ko ta mâtou he whakamana tangata kia tû haumaru, kia tû kaha, kia tû
motuhake
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The response confirms the general practice of misuse of MSD services for harassment and defamatory purpose.
e.g. anyone can provide deliberately false harassment and defamatory information to MSD and they will keep an accurate record of it, will widely use it without confirming with the person, who's personal information has been presented, reproduce in their assessment as true statements and share with other agencies in a form of various reports without any ability to remove or correct this information.
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