Tēnā koe Alex Harris,

Thank you for your email received 16 December 2015, under the Official Information Act 1982. Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate officials at National office to respond. You may expect a response to be sent to you as soon as possible.

Please note that the period commencing 25 December 2015 and ending 4 January 2016 does not count as 'working days' as defined in section 2 of the Official Information Act 1982. Due to this holiday, your response would be due on 4 February 2016.
 
Nā mātou noa, nā

Official and Parliamentary Information team   |  Ministerial and Executive Services
Ministry of Social Development

Our Purpose:
We help New Zealanders to help themselves to be safe, strong and independent
Ko ta mātou he whakamana tangata kia tū haumaru, kia tū kaha, kia tū motuhake

-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Harris [mailto:[FOI #3487 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 16 December 2015 2:33 p.m.
To: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Subject: Official Information Act request - 2015 Statistics on beneficiary drug tests

Dear Ministry of Social Development,

I would like to request the following information regarding the drug testing of beneficiaries with work expectations which took effect July 2013:

1. The number of beneficiaries referred to jobs which require drug testing 2. The number of beneficiaries who failed or refused a drug test 3. The number of beneficiaries who, after failing or refusing a drug test, were required to repay the cost of their drug test (as noted on factsheet JOBS105 - JUL13) 4. The number of beneficiaries who, after failing or refusing a drug test, subsequently failed or refused a second drug test.

I would like this information for the period August 1 2014 - July 31 2015.

I would prefer to receive an electronic response. Queries about this request will be automatically forwarded to me by the fyi.org.nz website.

With regards to s12 of the OIA, I am an NZ citizen and in NZ.

Yours faithfully,

Alex Harris

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Tēnā koe Alex Harris,

Please find attached the Ministry's response to your Official Information Act request of 17 December 2015.
 
Nā mātou noa, nā

Official and Parliamentary Information team   |  Ministerial and Executive Services
Ministry of Social Development

Our Purpose:
We help New Zealanders to help themselves to be safe, strong and independent
Ko ta mātou he whakamana tangata kia tū haumaru, kia tū kaha, kia tū motuhake

-----Original Message-----
From: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Sent: Thursday, 17 December 2015 1:59 p.m.
To: Alex Harris
Subject: 20151216_Harris, Alex_OIA Request

Tēnā koe Alex Harris,

Thank you for your email received 16 December 2015, under the Official Information Act 1982. Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate officials at National office to respond. You may expect a response to be sent to you as soon as possible.

Please note that the period commencing 25 December 2015 and ending 4 January 2016 does not count as 'working days' as defined in section 2 of the Official Information Act 1982. Due to this holiday, your response would be due on 4 February 2016.
 
Nā mātou noa, nā

Official and Parliamentary Information team   |  Ministerial and Executive Services Ministry of Social Development

Our Purpose:
We help New Zealanders to help themselves to be safe, strong and independent Ko ta mātou he whakamana tangata kia tū haumaru, kia tū kaha, kia tū motuhake

-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Harris [mailto:[FOI #3487 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 16 December 2015 2:33 p.m.
To: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Subject: Official Information Act request - 2015 Statistics on beneficiary drug tests

Dear Ministry of Social Development,

I would like to request the following information regarding the drug testing of beneficiaries with work expectations which took effect July 2013:

1. The number of beneficiaries referred to jobs which require drug testing 2. The number of beneficiaries who failed or refused a drug test 3. The number of beneficiaries who, after failing or refusing a drug test, were required to repay the cost of their drug test (as noted on factsheet JOBS105 - JUL13) 4. The number of beneficiaries who, after failing or refusing a drug test, subsequently failed or refused a second drug test.

I would like this information for the period August 1 2014 - July 31 2015.

I would prefer to receive an electronic response. Queries about this request will be automatically forwarded to me by the fyi.org.nz website.

With regards to s12 of the OIA, I am an NZ citizen and in NZ.

Yours faithfully,

Alex Harris

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This is an OIA request done via the FYI website.

Please do not send progress updates as PDF files.

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

If you find this service useful as an OIA officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA page.

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