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.

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: Ralph Titmuss [mailto:[FOI #5055 email]]
Sent: Friday, 2 December 2016 11:26 a.m.
To: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Subject: Official Information request - Vulnerable communities in event of large scale natural disaster

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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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.
 
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: Tuesday, 6 December 2016 11:06 a.m.
To: Ralph Titmuss
Subject: 20161206 OIA Request TITMUSS

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.

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: Ralph Titmuss [mailto:[FOI #5055 email]]
Sent: Friday, 2 December 2016 11:26 a.m.
To: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Subject: Official Information request - Vulnerable communities in event of large scale natural disaster

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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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #5055 email]

Is [MSD request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Ministry of Social Development? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

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 Official Information officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA page.

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This email and any attachments may contain information that is confidential and subject to legal privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, dissemination, distribution or duplication of this email and attachments is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please notify the author immediately and erase all copies of the email and attachments. The Ministry of Social Development accepts no responsibility for changes made to this message or attachments after transmission from the Ministry.

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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.

The request is for:

" 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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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

-----Original Message-----
From: Ralph Titmuss [mailto:[FYI request #5055 email]]
Sent: Sunday, 22 January 2017 12:41 p.m.
To: Information [DPMC] <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Acknowledgement

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

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[UNCLASSIFIED]

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.

The request is for:

" 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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The information contained in this email message is for the attention of the intended recipient only and is not necessarily the official view or communication of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. If you are not the intended recipient you must not disclose, copy or distribute this message or the information in it. If you have received this message in error, please destroy the email and notify the sender immediately.

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[UNCLASSIFIED]

 

Please find the response to your request attached.

 

 

 

 

Ministerial Advisor

Office of the Chief Executive
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