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Supervised Contact Provider Payments Dataset and Disclosure Records

SPENCER JONES made this Official Information request to Ministry of Justice

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From: SPENCER JONES

Dear Ministry of Justice,

I request the following information under the Official Information Act 1982.

I am aware of the existence of a dataset showing total payments made to supervised contact providers for the 2023/2024 financial year, including a table titled:

“Total payment made to individual providers by financial year 2023/2024”

This table includes named providers such as (but not limited to):
• aDapt Family Solutions
• Care Solutions NZ Ltd
• Catholic Family Support Services
• Barnardos New Zealand

However, I have been unable to locate any corresponding Official Information Act request or public release containing this dataset.

Accordingly, I request:

1. Source and disclosure records

1. Any OIA requests, responses, or releases (including partial releases) that contain or relate to this dataset or table.
2. Any internal disclosure logs, registers, or tracking records recording the release of this dataset.
3. The date(s) on which this dataset was compiled and/or released.

2. The underlying dataset

4. The full dataset used to generate the table of supervised contact provider payments for the 2023/2024 financial year.
5. Any equivalent datasets for:
• 2021/2022
• 2022/2023
• 2023/2024

3. Methodology and definitions

6. Documentation describing:
• how “provider” is defined
• how “total payment” is calculated
• whether totals include GST
• whether totals include administration or only direct service payments

4. Contracting and funding framework

7. The funding model used for supervised contact providers, including:
• payment basis (hourly, sessional, contract, etc.)
• procurement or panel selection process

5. Analytical or policy material

8. Any internal analysis, briefing, or advice concerning:
• distribution of payments across providers
• high-value providers
• duration or continuation of supervised contact arrangements
• any identified risks relating to provider incentives or service duration

If any part of this request is likely to be refused under section 18(f), I am willing to refine the request.

Please provide the information electronically where possible.

Kind regards,
Spencer Jones

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SPENCER JONES left an annotation ()

🔎 Public Annotation – Supervised Contact Provider Payments (MoJ, 2023/2024)

A dataset is currently circulating (including via social media) showing total payments to supervised contact providers for the 2023/2024 financial year, with entries such as:
• aDapt Family Solutions (~$877,856)
• Care Solutions NZ Ltd (~$1,071,842)
• Barnardos New Zealand
• Catholic Family Support Services
• and other Family Court-related providers

The table is titled:

“Total payment made to individual providers by financial year 2023/2024”

and appears to originate from Ministry of Justice-funded supervised contact services (Family Court context).

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⚠️ Key Observation

A targeted search of fyi.org.nz has not identified any publicly indexed OIA request or response that contains this dataset, table structure, or provider-level breakdown.

This suggests that the information may have been:
• released via a direct (non-FYI) OIA response,
• shared informally or privately, or
• not yet publicly indexed or linked to an accessible request thread.

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📌 Why This Matters

This dataset raises legitimate public-interest questions regarding:
• Transparency of public spending on supervised contact services
• Distribution of funding across providers
• Underlying service drivers (e.g. case volume vs duration)
• Availability of supporting data (sessions, contracts, performance monitoring)

Importantly, payment totals alone do not indicate wrongdoing — but without context (e.g. number of cases, duration, funding model), the data cannot be meaningfully interpreted.

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📨 Action Taken

A new Official Information Act request has been prepared seeking:
• the full underlying dataset
• methodology and definitions used to compile the table
• contracting and funding structures
• any related OIA disclosure records
• and supporting analysis or performance information

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🔗 Research Value

If confirmed and expanded, this dataset may contribute to broader analysis of:
• outsourced justice and dispute-resolution services
• provider-based funding models
• and system-level transparency across public agencies

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🧭 For Other Researchers

If anyone has:
• the original OIA request or response
• a full copy of the released document
• or related Ministry of Justice disclosures

please share links or references to help establish a complete public record.

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