Dear R Smyther

Thank you for your request for official information, received by the
Ministry of Health on 14 October 2015, requesting:

I request information on all contractors and/or consultants that have
worked in the Mental Health Service Improvement Group (Sector Capability
Implementation) at any time or period or part thereof between 1 July 2014
through to 14 October 2015.  I request the names of these contractors, the
total number of hours they have worked by the name of the contractor, and
the hourly rate paid by each contractor.  

I would like this information organised into a spreadsheet with the names
of the contractors and the top of each column, and with the rows providing
the total number of hours, total number of months, and the hourly rate in
dollars$ paid according to each contractor.  
I would also like a row in the table indicating which team each contractor
worked within the Mental Health Service Improvement Group during this time
period. I also request an explanation for the reason these individual
contractors were paid by the Ministry of Health to work in the Mental
Health Service Improvement Group during this time period. This explanation
should be provided in the spreadsheet for each individual contractor.

Your request has been received and logged.  As required under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the Ministry will respond to your request
within 20 working days. You should receive a response on or before 12
November 2015.

If a large amount of information has been requested or if the Ministry
needs to consult in order to make a decision, we may need to extend this
date (this is provided for in section 15A of the Act). We will advise you
if such an extension is necessary.

The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H20150 4844

Kind regards,

Chris Fletcher    l OIA Co-ordinator
 
[MOH request email]
Government Relations l Office of the Director General

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Dear Mr/ Ms R Smyther

Please find attached a response to your request under the Official
Information Act (reference H201504844).
Best regards,

Sophia Haynes
Senior Advisor | Mental Health Service Improvement | Sector Capability and
Implementation
Ministry of Health, PO Box 5013, Wellington 6145
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Dear R smyther

Thank you for your request further request for official information in
relation to H201504844, requesting:

1. which of the named contractors are still contracted by the Mental
Health Service Improvement Group
2. for those contractors still contracted, how many hours does the
Ministry plan to contract these individuals for?
3. can you please respond using a spreadsheet that has the names of the
contractors that are still contracted, the total number of hours they have
been contracted for in the period July 2014 to 14 Nov 2015, the team they
have been contracted into, and the planned total number of hours they will
be contracted for the period 16 November 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Your request has been received by Government Relations and logged on 17
November 2015. As required under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act), the Ministry will respond to your request within 20 working days.
You should receive a response on or before 15 December 2015.

If a large amount of information has been requested or if the Ministry
needs to consult in order to make a decision, we may need to extend this
date (this is provided for in section 15A of the Act). We will advise you
if such an extension is necessary.

The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H201505444

Kind regards,

Chris Fletcher    l OIA Co-ordinator
Ashley Goodwin l Support Officer
 
[MOH request email]
Government Relations l Office of the Director General

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Dear Mr/ Ms R Smyther

Please find attached a response to your request under the Official
Information Act (refs: H201505444 & H201505413).
Best regards,

Sophia Haynes
Senior Advisor | Mental Health Service Improvement | Sector Capability and
Implementation
Ministry of Health, PO Box 5013, Wellington 6145
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Dear  R Smyther

Thank you for your request for official information, received by the
Ministry of Health on 21 January 2016, requesting:

The total number of hours Mr Markland has been contracted for by the
Ministry in the Gambling Harm area in the past 5 years. Please provide the
response in a spreadsheet organised according to the financial year and
the reason/s for this contracting.

I have also noted the hours contracted for Mr Markland covered a Judicial
Review.  Please provide the total amount the Ministry spent on this
Judicial Review.  Please provide this information in a spreadsheet
indicating what items or activities these costs relate to, and including
the costs associated with contracting Mr Markland. Please note this
request is for the total amount of money spent by the Ministry on the
Judicial review, which includes the amount associated with Mr Markland but
not limited to this expenditure.

Your request has been received and logged.

As required under the Official Information Act 1982, the Ministry will
respond to your request within 20 working days.

You should receive a response on or before 18 February 2016

If a large amount of information has been requested or if the Ministry
needs to consult in order to make a decision, we may need to extend this
date (this is provided for in Section 15A of the Act).  We will advise you
if such an extension is necessary.

The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H201600178

Kind regards,

Ashley Goodwin l Support Officer
[MOH request email]
Government Relations l Office of the Director General

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Dear R Smyther

Please find attached a response to your request under the Official
Information Act.

Best wishes,

Richard Taylor | Team Leader | Gambling Harm Minimisation
Mental Health Service Improvement Group
Sector Capability and Implementation Business Unit | Ministry of Health
p: 64 4 816 3437 | m: 021 979 304 |e: [email address]

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Dear R Smyther
[FOI #3243 email]

Thank you for your request for official information, received by the
Ministry of Health on 23 February 2016, requesting:

* All documentation, correspondence, emails, and signed documents
pertaining to the selection processes used to contract Mr Markland
over the past 5 years.  This documentation should include the approach
used to invite contractors for work opportunities in the Health
Departments gambling team, the lists of contractors invited to
respond, the names of panel members used to select these contractors,
the declared conflict of interest/s or not, minutes of meetings
involved, and any documentation of the final decision-making process.

Your request has been received and logged.

As required under the Official Information Act 1982, the Ministry will
respond to your request within 20 working days.  You should receive a
response on or before 22 March 2016

If a large amount of information has been requested or if the Ministry
needs to consult in order to make a decision, we may need to extend this
date (this is provided for in Section 15A of the Act).  We will advise you
if such an extension is necessary.

The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H201600568

Kind regards,

Government Relations l Office of the Director General
[MOH request email]

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Dear R Smyther

Please find attached a letter extending the time for responding to your
request for official information.
Regards,

Richard Taylor | Team Leader | Gambling Harm Minimisation
Mental Health Service Improvement Group
Service Commissioning | Ministry of Health
p: 64 4 816 3437 | m: 021 979 304 |e: [email address]

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Dear R Smyther

Please find attached a response to your request for official information.

Regards,

Richard Taylor | Team Leader | Gambling Harm Minimisation
Mental Health Service Improvement Group
Service Commissioning | Ministry of Health
p: 64 4 816 3437 | m: 021 979 304 |e: [email address]

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