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Tçnâ koe Elspeth,

 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 dated
29 November 2025.

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 19 January 2025, being 20 working days after the
day your request was received.

 

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an extension of that timeframe.

 

 

Nga mihi,

Ministerial Services

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From: Elspeth Baker-Vevers
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Sent: Saturday, 29 November 2025 12:20 am
To: info (SIA) <[Social Investment Agency request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - 5 - ADHD Analysis, Modelling, and
Unpublished 2024 Report

 

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Kia ora,

 

I’m making this Official Information Act request as part of ADHDInquiryNZ,
a grassroots, unfunded, and non-partisan volunteer initiative supporting a
public petition calling for a Parliamentary inquiry into systemic harm to
people with ADHD in Aotearoa. This request focuses on information held by
the Social Investment Agency (formerly the Social Wellbeing Agency). The
information gathered from this and related requests will help identify how
ADHD is currently recognised across government systems and will contribute
to the evidence provided to the Petitions Committee when the petition
period closes. I appreciate the time involved in preparing OIA responses.

 

Please treat this as a request for official information under the OIA. I
understand the agency’s duty to assist under section 13 and that a
decision should be made within 20 working days (transfers within 10
working days). If any part of this request requires clarification, please
let me know no later than 5 working days from receipt. If an extension
under section 15A is needed, please state the reason and duration.

 

Timeframe:

This request covers the period 1 January 2015 to the date this request is
received.

 

Format:

Where datasets, tables, or modelling outputs are provided, I request they
be supplied in machine readable format (CSV or original spreadsheet file)
along with any data dictionaries or field definitions. A machine readable
format is requested to minimise collation and preserve original structure.

 

Scope clarification to reduce unnecessary work:

To streamline this request, I am not seeking internal email chains,
drafts, or personal information about individuals unless they are the only
holders of the substantive information described.

If any part of this request is likely to be refused under section 18(f)
due to substantial collation, please identify that specific part early so
I can refine it.

 

A. Request for Unpublished 2024 ADHD Analysis The New Zealand Clinical
Principles Framework for ADHD (Updated September 2025) cites the
following:

 

Social Investment Agency. 2024. Initial Insights: ADHD in Aotearoa New
Zealand. Unpublished.

 

I am requesting:

 

A1. The full document titled:

Initial Insights: ADHD in Aotearoa New Zealand  (Social Investment Agency,
2024, cited as unpublished).

 

A2. Any accompanying material, including but not limited to:

-underlying data, tables, or modelling

-methodological notes

-analytical appendices

-any version history (draft, internal note, briefing) -internal
documentation describing the purpose or intended status of this analysis
-any correspondence transmitting or discussing this analysis with the
Ministry of Health or any other agency

 

A3. If the document cannot be located, please provide:

-the search steps taken

-relevant document registers or file lists checked -any information
explaining how the Ministry of Health came to cite this analysis
-confirmation of whether the analysis existed as a standalone document or
formed part of a broader piece of work

 

B. Broader ADHD Related Analysis, Modelling, and Feasibility Work
(2015–present)

 

B1. Any analysis, feasibility work, modelling, or investment-case
development since 2015 that includes, mentions, or refers to ADHD.

 

B2. Any data, insights, evaluations, or outcome modelling linking ADHD
with:

-education

-employment

-benefit or income support

-justice or corrections

-family/whânau

-Health

 

This includes any work drawing on the IDI or other linked datasets.

 

B3. Any documentation identifying barriers or limitations to including
ADHD in:

-social investment models

-outcome frameworks

-wellbeing analyses

-integrated datasets

-risk or cohort modelling

 

C. Classification, Inclusion, and Documentation if No ADHD Specific Work
Exists

 

If no ADHD specific analysis or modelling exists, please confirm this and
provide:

 

C1. How ADHD is categorised within SIA datasets or modelling frameworks,
for example:

-neurodevelopmental conditions

-learning support

-behavioural conditions

-mental health

-disability

-other grouped cohorts

 

C2. Any documents or correspondence recording a decision not to collect,
monitor, or analyse ADHD-related information.

 

C3. Any guidance, internal notes, or data standards showing how
ADHD-related variables are coded, grouped, or excluded within the social
investment system.

 

C4. Any documents, advice, work programmes, planning material, or internal
discussions that consider ADHD as a potential future cohort for social
investment modelling, outcome analysis, or investment under the Social
Investment Fund or its predecessor functions.

 

If your agency does not hold some or all of the information requested,
that absence also helps clarify how ADHD is currently tracked and managed
across the social investment system. Identifying such gaps is part of
building the evidence base for an informed, coordinated response.

 

Please confirm if the information is not held by your agency, and include
any existing documents or correspondence that record a decision not to
collect, analyse, or monitor ADHD-related information. If applicable,
please also indicate how related matters are categorised (for example,
under neurodiversity, mental health, behavioural conditions, disability,
or other groupings used within SIA’s analytical or modelling work).

 

Ngâ mihi,

Elspeth Baker-Vevers

 

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IN-CONFIDENCE

Kia ora Elspeth,

Thank you for your Official Information Act request received 29 December 2026, regarding ADHD-related analysis and information held by the Social Investment Agency.
We are writing to provide you with an early update on your request and to seek clarification on one aspect to help us respond efficiently.

Information we can provide
We can confirm that we hold and will provide the document "Initial Insights: ADHD in Aotearoa New Zealand" (2024) cited in the New Zealand Clinical Principles Framework for ADHD, along with the ADHD code module based on the code used for this analysis.

Relevant context
As part of our broader work programme, the Social Investment Agency had proposed children with ADHD as a priority cohort for investment under the Social Investment Fund. This proposal was not proceeded with following Ministerial decisions. We hold documentation relating to this proposal work.

Clarification sought
Regarding parts B and C of your request, which cover a 10-year period and potentially a broad range of analysis and modelling, we want to ensure we can respond within statutory timeframes and avoid substantial collation under section 18(f) of the OIA.

Could you please confirm whether the information about the 2024 analysis (part A) and the Social Investment Fund cohort proposal work described above addresses the core purpose of your request?

If you would still like us to proceed with the broader search outlined in parts B and C, we can do so, but this may require an extension under section 15A of the OIA due to the scope involved.

Please let us know your preference by 18 December 2025. If you wish to discuss this request, you can email us at [Social Investment Agency request email].

Ngā mihi,
Joanne
Ministerial Services
Social Investment Agency

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