OIA3563
Joyce
[FYI request #28655 email]
12 November 2024
Tēnā koe Joyce
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request, which was partially
transferred to Whaikaha – the Ministry of Disabled People - (Whaikaha) on 17 October
2024. You sought:
Please provide copies of the costs (including indicative costs for:
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Establishing the Ministry for disabled people, and costs associated
with the transfer of functions as recently announced by Ministers
Your request has been interpreted to be for costs of establishing the stand-alone
Ministry of Disabled People, which is due to come into effect on 1 December 2024,
and the transfer of employees to the Disability Support Services business unit within
the Ministry of Social Development (MSD).
Whaikaha is currently working through the winding down of a departmental agency
and establishing as a standalone Ministry, and the transfer of functions and people to
Disability Support Services in MSD. Whaikaha is working on the basis that any
changes are cost neutral.
Given Whaikaha is still working through transition and transfer aspects, the costs
associated are yet to be fully determined. For this reason your request is refused
under section 18(e) of the OIA, as the information requested does not exist.
You are welcome to submit this request again at a later date, when Whaikaha is in a
position to produce this data. Whaikaha will likely be in a position in late December to
understand the costs associated with the transfer and transition.
I note Whaikaha has partially transferred this request to MSD as the other responsible
agency managing the transfer of disability support services functions.
If you wish to discuss this response with us, or if you are seeking any further
information, please contact [email address].
If you are not satisfied with this response, you have the right to seek an investigation
and review by the Ombudsman. Information about how to make a complaint is
available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or 0800 802 602.
Ngā mihi nui
Emma Williams
Manager, Ministerial and Executive Services
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