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-----Original Message-----
From: Colin Whiting <[FOI #34030 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 11 March 2026 2:31 pm
To: Info@Corrections <[Department of Corrections request email]>
Subject: CM: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Breakdown of
Corrections Staff Terminations from July 1st 2021, to June 30th 2022.

 

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Dear Department of Corrections,

 

How many Corrections staff were terminated by mutual agreement between the
2 parties for the 12-month period of. July 1st, 2021, to June 30th, 2022.

 

Of these staff terminations how many staff terminations were a result of a
payout from implementing the Severance Clause, within the Staff Collective
Employment Contract.

 

And how many of these staff terminations was a result of a payout from
implementing the Redundancy Clause, within the Staff Collective Employment
Contract.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Colin Whiting

 

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Good Afternoon

Please see attached an extension letter for the below request.

Kind regards

Government Services
Department of Corrections, Ara Poutama Aotearoa
a: National Office, Mayfair House, 44-52 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011

-----Original Message-----
From: Colin Whiting <[FOI #34030 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 11 March 2026 2:31 pm
To: Info@Corrections <[Department of Corrections request email]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Breakdown of Corrections Staff Terminations from July 1st 2021, to June 30th 2022.

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Dear Department of Corrections,

How many Corrections staff were terminated by mutual agreement between the 2 parties for the 12-month period of. July 1st, 2021, to June 30th, 2022.

Of these staff terminations how many staff terminations were a result of a payout from implementing the Severance Clause, within the Staff Collective Employment Contract.

And how many of these staff terminations was a result of a payout from implementing the Redundancy Clause, within the Staff Collective Employment Contract.

Yours faithfully,

Colin Whiting

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Good Afternoon Colin

Please see attached a response from the Department of Corrections.

Kind regards

Government Services
Department of Corrections, Ara Poutama Aotearoa
a: National Office, Mayfair House, 44-52 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011

-----Original Message-----
From: Colin Whiting <[FOI #34030 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 11 March 2026 2:31 pm
To: Info@Corrections <[Department of Corrections request email]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Breakdown of Corrections Staff Terminations from July 1st 2021, to June 30th 2022.

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Dear Department of Corrections,

How many Corrections staff were terminated by mutual agreement between the 2 parties for the 12-month period of. July 1st, 2021, to June 30th, 2022.

Of these staff terminations how many staff terminations were a result of a payout from implementing the Severance Clause, within the Staff Collective Employment Contract.

And how many of these staff terminations was a result of a payout from implementing the Redundancy Clause, within the Staff Collective Employment Contract.

Yours faithfully,

Colin Whiting

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Kia ora,

 

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Kia ora Colin

 

Thank you for your email.

 

We are in receipt of your email and have logged your request with a
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Ngā mihi | Kind regards,

Government  Services

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Dear Info@Corrections,

Thanks for your reply to my above request. I would like to respond to your
reply by narrowing down the information I require.

I simply would like to know how many staff exited their employment at
Corrections from July1st 2021 - June 30th, 2022, by being paid out via the
'Severance Clause', contained within the Collective Employment Agreement.

I do not wish to know the reasons for their employment being ended.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Colin Whiting

 

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Good Afternoon Colin

 

Please see attached a response from the Department of Corrections.

 

Kind regards

 

Government Services

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a: National Office, Mayfair House, 44-52 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011

 

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