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Dear Elspeth

 

Letter from Hon Nicola Willis, Minister for Social Investment, attached.

 

Kind regards

 

 

Office of Hon Nicola Willis

 Minister of Finance

 Minister for Economic Growth

 Minister for Social Investment
 

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-----Original Message-----

From: Elspeth Baker-Vevers
<[3][FOI #34587 email]>

Sent: Saturday, 2 May 2026 4:38 PM

To: Nicola Willis (MIN) <[4][email address]>

Subject: Official Information request - Social Investment Fund cohort
selection (ADHD/FASD)

 

Tēnā koe Minister Willis,

 

Request:

Under the Official Information Act 1982, I request the following
information relating to the Social Investment Fund Ministerial Group’s
June 2025 decision on priority cohorts, including the decision document
titled “Social Investment Fund: Setting priority outcomes and cohorts of
interest” (or any equivalent or associated decision documents).

If any part of this request is more appropriately handled by another
agency (such as the Social Investment Agency), please transfer it in
accordance with section 14 of the Act.

 

1. Decision-making material

Please provide any briefings, advice, Cabinet papers, aide-memoires, or
other formal decision-making documents that informed or supported the
Ministerial Group’s June 2025 decision on priority cohorts, including any
material specifically relating to the consideration and non-selection of
children with ADHD or FASD.

 

2. Criteria and assessment framework

Please provide any documents that set out:

-the criteria used to assess and prioritise cohorts -how those criteria
were applied in practice -any weighting, scoring, or comparative framework
used to assess cohorts

 

3. Comparative assessment and rationale

Please provide any documents that record how children with ADHD or FASD
were assessed against the prioritisation criteria, including:

-any analysis of expected outcomes, benefits, or investment impact -any
identified risks, limitations, or constraints -any comparison with cohorts
that were selected -any recorded rationale for not progressing this cohort
as a priority

 

4. Records of decisions

Please provide any records of discussions or decisions made by the
Ministerial Group relating to cohort selection, including minutes, notes,
or summaries, where ADHD or FASD was considered.

 

If any part of this request is refused under the Act, please specify the
relevant section and provide any reasonably available information in part.

 

If any of the requested information does not exist or is not held, please
confirm this.

 

Timeframe: Please include documents from 1 January 2024 to 31 December
2025.

 

Format: I am happy to receive the information in electronic format.

 

Ngā mihi,

Elspeth B

 

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