Request for information relating to young pregnant women or young mothers involved with Ministry of Justice
Bronwyn Drysdale made this Official Information request to Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Justice did not have the information requested.
      From: Bronwyn Drysdale
      
    
    Dear Ministry of Justice,
I am writing to request information relating to the Ministry of Justice and it's recordable data in relation to teenage pregnancy/ parenting where there is a history of involvemnet with Youth Justice or the courts/ prisons. The information I require is as follows:
1) How many women in the greater Wellington region,in the time period: years 2010-2014, who were aged 25 or under, were either imprisoned or involved with the Youth Justice system, and also documented as pregnant and / or registered as parents of a child/ children under the age of five? 
2) How many women have accessed a mother and baby unit in prison and then are domiciled to the greater Wellington region for release? In the same time period above? 
I look forward to receiving this information from you in due course.
Yours faithfully,
Bronwyn Drysdale
        From: correspondence, official
        Ministry of Justice
      
    
    Good afternoon Bronwyn, thank you for your email. 
Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982 ('the Act'). As the Ministry of Justice does not hold the information you are seeking, I am transferring your request in accordance with section 14(b)(i) of the Act. 
The Ministry of Social Development will be able to respond to the Youth Justice system part of your request, which is:
How many women in the greater Wellington region, in the time period: years 2010-2014, who were aged 25 or under, were involved with the Youth Justice system, and also documented as pregnant and / or registered as parents of a child/ children under the age of five?
The remainder of your request will be transferred to Corrections.
Officials from both agencies will respond to your request in due course.
Kind regards,
Sophie 
Official Correspondence Team
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        From: OIA_Requests (MSD)
      
    
    Tēnā koe Bronwyn Drysdale,
Please find attached the Ministry of Social Development's response to your request for the following information:
" How many women in the greater Wellington region,in the time period: years 2010-2014, who were aged 25 or under, were either imprisoned or involved with the Youth Justice system, and also documented as pregnant and / or registered as parents of a child/ children under the age of five?"
Please note that we have addressed three of your Official Information Act requests in the one letter so the same letter will be posted to each of your requests on the FYI website
 
Nāku noa, na
Official and Parliamentary Information team   |  Ministerial and Executive Services 
Ministry of Social Development
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        From: Info@Corrections
      
    
    Hello
 
Please find attached correspondence from the Department of Corrections. 
 
Regards
 
 
Ministerial Services Team
National Office
Department of Corrections
Mayfair House
44-52 The Terrace
Private Bag 1206
Wellington 6140
[1]www.corrections.govt.nz
 
 
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