Tēnā koe Katherine Raue,

Thank you for your email received 22 September 2017, under the Official Information Act 1982. Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate officials at National Office to respond. You may expect a decision regarding your request to be sent to you as soon as possible.
 
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: Katherine Raue [mailto:[FOI #6583 email]]
Sent: Friday, 22 September 2017 4:34 p.m.
To: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Subject: Official Information request - Documents regarding Brendon Boyle's claim that there was no undertaking to cease use of fake names.

Dear Ministry of Social Development,

Latest news reports state the the Chief Executive is claiming that there was no undertaking given by the Ministry to the Social Security Appeals Authority (or anyone else presumably) regarding the "repugnant" actions of the Ministry in blatantly using fake names for staff and agents, including Benefit Review Committee members and others. Evidence of the claim is at this link: https://fyi.org.nz/request/5684-how-many...

I request all information regarding the documents the Chief Executive claims refute the statement that such an undertaking was given, and all other information regarding the action taken as a result of the concern and disapproval expressed by the Authority in 2015 regarding this repugnant and unlawful practise - this information should have been provided in response to my request made in April - which is at this link https://fyi.org.nz/request/5684-how-many... - and the information is overdue and required urgently.

Yours faithfully,

Katherine Raue

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Tēnā koe Katherine Raue,

Please find attached the Ministry’s response to your Official Information Act request.
 
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, 26 September 2017 11:35 a.m.
To: '[FOI #6583 email]'
Subject: 20170926 Acknowledgement RAUE

Tēnā koe Katherine Raue,

Thank you for your email received 22 September 2017, under the Official Information Act 1982. Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate officials at National Office to respond. You may expect a decision regarding your request to be sent to you as soon as possible.
 
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: Katherine Raue [mailto:[FOI #6583 email]]
Sent: Friday, 22 September 2017 4:34 p.m.
To: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Subject: Official Information request - Documents regarding Brendon Boyle's claim that there was no undertaking to cease use of fake names.

Dear Ministry of Social Development,

Latest news reports state the the Chief Executive is claiming that there was no undertaking given by the Ministry to the Social Security Appeals Authority (or anyone else presumably) regarding the "repugnant" actions of the Ministry in blatantly using fake names for staff and agents, including Benefit Review Committee members and others. Evidence of the claim is at this link: https://fyi.org.nz/request/5684-how-many...

I request all information regarding the documents the Chief Executive claims refute the statement that such an undertaking was given, and all other information regarding the action taken as a result of the concern and disapproval expressed by the Authority in 2015 regarding this repugnant and unlawful practise - this information should have been provided in response to my request made in April - which is at this link https://fyi.org.nz/request/5684-how-many... - and the information is overdue and required urgently.

Yours faithfully,

Katherine Raue

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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 #6583 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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