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PO Box 5013
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New Zealand
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K
By email:
[FYI request #14850 email]
Ref:
H202102497
Dear K
Response to your request for official information
Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) on 4 March 2021
for:
“Al information pertaining to the handling and development and utilising of the Vulnerable
Persons Register.
I wil be asking for personal information on that of my family but that has already been
done privately.
Who is responsible for actioning the necessary services re the Register and who holds
these details.”
The Vulnerable Persons Register is not held or managed by the Ministry of Health (the Ministry).
You may be interested to know however, that each district health board (DHB) holds a
Vulnerable Persons Register for individuals within their region. You may wish to approach your
local DHB for further details.
Under section 28(3) of the Act you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review my decision
to refuse your request. The Ombudsman may be contacted by email at:
[email address] or by calling 0800 802 602.
Yours sincerely
Nick Allan
Manager OIA Services
Office of the Director-General