IN-CONFIDENCE
15 August 2024
Tom (FYI)
[FYI request #27978 email]
Tēnā koe Tom
Thank you for your email, of 9 August 2024, to Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children
(Oranga Tamariki) requesting information about
Oranga Tamariki funding to providers.
Your request has been considered
under the Official Information Act 1982.
You have requested
Funding al ocated per year for the previous five financial years
Whether this funding has been al ocated in ful
Whether this funding has been al ocated to the providers on the date agreed by
OT
Whether OT has failed to hand over funds to its providers in a timely manner, or
at an agreed date, or at the date expected by providers
Whether Oranga Tamariki is currently holding funding which has been al ocated
to providers, but not yet been transferred to those providers. If so, what is the
dol ar value of this
Al correspondence between OT and its providers regarding the impacts of
funding cuts
Al correspondence between OT and its providers regarding funds which
providers are expecting, unpaid by OT
It appears likely that your original request will need to be amended to enable us to
respond.
Regarding questions one to five, it is likely that the current scope of your request will
constitute substantial collation and require us to refuse the request under section 18(f)
of the Act. As such, we ask that you refine the scope of your request, for example by
limiting your request to the past financial year only.
Regarding questions six and seven, it is likely that the current scope of your request
will constitute substantial collation and require us to refuse the request under section
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18(f) of the Act. As such, we ask that you refine the scope of your request, for example
by limiting it to generic communication to all providers, rather than the specific
communication to each individual provider about their individual funding.
Please note that, depending on the refined scope of your request, we may still have to
refuse the request under substantial collation, due to the significant amount of
information surrounding the financial records and the communication with our many
providers surrounding funding cuts and factors related to it. However, we will do our
best to accommodate your request.
Nāku noa, nā
Jarrod Williams
Manager Ministerial Services
System Leadership