12 October 2018
LGOIMA No. 8140003485
(Please quote this in any correspondence)
Indira Crawford
By Email: [FYI request #8550 email]
Dear Indira
Local Government Official Information And Meetings Act 1987
Employment Checks
I refer to your request which we received on 24 August 2018, regarding information in
relation to employment checks over the past year. I also refer to my letter of 21 September
2018, extending the timeframe for us to respond to your request. Thank you for your
patience while we have worked on this response.
I can advise that in accordance with section 12 of the Local Government Official Information
and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA) we have transferred your request to Auckland Transport
and Watercare for a separate response, in addition to ours.
Our response to your questions is as follows:
How many criminal background checks has Council and its CCOs carried out on its
existing staff for internal vacancies?
Ministry of Justice
Police vetting
Organisation
check
(for Vulnerable Children’s Act
(MOJ)
purposes)
Auckland Council parent
440
71
Auckland Council
Investments Limited
0
0
(ACIL)
Auckland Tourism, Events
& Economic Development
15
0
(ATEED)
Panuku Development
Auckland (Panuku)
13
0
Regional Facilities
Auckland (RFA)
22
13
Independent Maori
Statutory Board (IMSB)
1
0
Total
491
84
Private Bag 92300, Auckland 1142 |
aucklandcouncil.govt.nz |
Ph 09 301 0101
Name all the positions/job titles that required these criminal background checks?
Please refer to the
Attachment 1 for a list of (internal vacancy) job titles that required Police
vetting or Ministry of Justice checks.
How many internal criminal background checks were conducted without the
applicant's consent?
None. Al such checks through our external provider require the applicant’s consent.
How many internal staff failed the criminal background checks?
Of the 1814 requests for a Ministry of Justice check or a Police vet, there were 87 that
indicated some form of conviction or that the individual had been charged with an offence.
(Please note that the 1814 figure differs from the figure provided in the first response above
as it includes a significant number of Vulnerable Children’s Act related checks, which are not
undertaken in the context of a recruitment process)
However, we are not able to differentiate between the Auckland Council parent and Council-
controlled organisations (CCOs) or between internal and external applicants in relation to
this request without substantial collation.
We are also not able to advise whether applications “failed”, as each application is
considered on its merits, which may include the person’s criminal background.
Accordingly, we are unable to respond to this aspect of your request pursuant to section
17(f) of the LGOIMA, as the information requested cannot be made available without
substantial collation or research.
Of those who failed the criminal background check, how many are stil employed by
Council and their CCOs?
No one has been dismissed in the past 12 months because of the results of a criminal
background check undertaken in the course of an internal recruitment process.
What is the total value spent on criminal background checks in the past year and how
much from that was spent on internal vacancies?
The total cost of all criminal background checks undertaken by Auckland Council in relation
to the Auckland Council parent and the four CCOs (excluding Watercare and Auckland
Transport) was $62,538.
However, as mentioned above, we are not able to differentiate between the Auckland
Council parent and CCOs or between internal and external applicants in relation to this
request without substantial collation.
Please provide any internal document or policy that outlines the criteria for assessing
whether an internal vacancy requires a criminal background check.
Please refer to
Attachment 2 which outlines the criteria for assessing whether an internal
vacancy requires a criminal background check
.
I hope you find this information helpful. I also wish to apologise for the delay in getting this
response to you and draw your attention to your right to seek a review from the Office of the
Ombudsmen about this extension.
Private Bag 92300, Auckland 1142 |
aucklandcouncil.govt.nz |
Ph 09 301 0101
If you have any further queries please contact me on 09 301 0101, quoting LGOIMA No.
8140003485.
Yours sincerely
Jenny Hua
Privacy & LGOIMA Business Partner
Democracy Services
Private Bag 92300, Auckland 1142 |
aucklandcouncil.govt.nz |
Ph 09 301 0101