Plans to prevent child abusers from having children

Alex Harris made this Official Information request to Ministry of Social Development

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From: Alex Harris

Dear Ministry of Social Development,

This week, Social Development minister Paula Bennett told Radio NZ that the government was "considering a range of options to deal with the issue of known child abusers or killers having further children - including allowing the Court to direct someone convicted of serious child abuse or neglect or murder not to have more children" ("Govt: Abusers could have children taken away at birth", NZ Herald, 6 Jun 2012). I would like to request the following information under the Official Information Act 1982:

* all advice on this policy.

I am specifically seeking material held by MSD; parallel requests have been lodged with the Minister of Social Development and the Ministry of Justice.

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

Yours faithfully,

Alex Harris

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Dear Alex Harris,

Thank you for your email received 8 June 2012, 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.

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

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From: Alex Harris [mailto:[OIA #346 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 7 June 2012 3:55 p.m.
To: Info (MSD)
Subject: Official Information Act request - Plans to prevent child abusers from having children

Dear Ministry of Social Development,

This week, Social Development minister Paula Bennett told Radio NZ that the government was "considering a range of options to deal with the issue of known child abusers or killers having further children - including allowing the Court to direct someone convicted of serious child abuse or neglect or murder not to have more children" ("Govt: Abusers could have children taken away at birth", NZ Herald, 6 Jun 2012). I would like to request the following information under the Official Information Act 1982:

* all advice on this policy.

I am specifically seeking material held by MSD; parallel requests have been lodged with the Minister of Social Development and the Ministry of Justice.

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

Yours faithfully,

Alex Harris

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Attachment Harris Alex Extension Letter dated 5 July 2012.pdf
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Dear Alex Harris,
 
Please find attached a letter advising of the need to extend both of your
Official Information Act Requests of 7 June 2012
 
Regards
Official and Parliamentary Information team   |  Ministerial and Executive
Services
Ministry of Social Development

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From: Tanya Howlett
Ministry of Social Development


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Dear Alex
 
Please find attached the Ministry's response to two of your Official
Information Act requests: submissions to the Reference Group and all
advice on the policy of options to deal with known child abusers.
 
Please note I have sent this response to only one of the email addresses
provided by the website for these two requests.
 
Regards
 
Tanya Howlett
 

Tanya Howlett
Manager, Official and Parliamentary Information
Ministry of Social Development
Ph: 916 3638 Internal extn: 42638

 

 

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