Vulnerable communities in event of large scale natural disaster
Ralph Titmuss made this Official Information request to Ministry of Social Development
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From: Ralph Titmuss
Dear Ministry of Social Development,
I am working on a masters of architecture thesis at Victoria University of Wellington, and part of my research into community resilience and shelters requires a scale that can be applied so that the most vulnerable parts of our society are given help as a priority. After the Christchurch earthquakes for example there were sections and demographics that required more aid than others, understanding who these sections are is key for this research.
Which sections/demographics of society have you identified as more vulnerable in the event of a large scale earthquake or disaster? And how/why have you identified these sections/demographics?
Could you also release aggregated data and a breakdown of demographics by age/gender/benefit/socioeconomic? This information will directly affect the types of facilities that would be provided in the event of a disaster.
If possible, Wellington specific information would be ideal.
Yours faithfully,
Ralph
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Ministry of Social Development
Tēnā koe Mr Ralph Titmuss
Thank you for your email received 2 December 2016, 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 2016 and ending 15 January 2017 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 20 January 2017.
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Ministry of Social Development
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Tēnā koe Mr Ralph Titmuss
Please find attached a letter advising of the need to transfer your request to the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet for response.
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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
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From: Information [DPMC]
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Dear Ralph Titmuss
This email is to confirm that the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) has received your Official Information Act (OIA) request from the Ministry of Social Development. This request was received today 13 December 2016.
We are treating your request as a request for information under the Official Information Act 1982 and will get back to you as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any case within the 20 working day deadline set by that Act.
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" Which sections/demographics of society have you identified as more vulnerable in the event of a large scale earthquake or disaster? And how/why have you identified these sections/demographics?
Could you also release aggregated data and a breakdown of demographics by age/gender/benefit/socioeconomic? This information will directly affect the types of facilities that would be provided in the event of a disaster.
If possible, Wellington specific information would be ideal."
Kind regards
Ministerial Coordinator
Office of the Chief Executive
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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From: Ralph Titmuss
Dear Information [DPMC],
I would like to request an update on my request as it has passed the January 20th 2017 date for response.
Yours sincerely,
Ralph Titmuss
From: Information [DPMC]
Thank you for your email. We received your request on 13 December 2016, the response is due to you on 31 January 2017. Please use the calculator on the Ombudsman's website http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/ to calculate.
Kind regards
Ministerial Coordinator
Office of the Chief Executive
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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