Copies of every MOU that Corrections has signed
Joshua Grainger made this Official Information request to Department of Corrections
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From: Joshua Grainger
Dear Department of Corrections,
I would like to request under the Official Information Act:
* copies of every single Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that the Department of Corrections has signed with another organisation.
* any 'MoU like' documents, such as protocols, that set out the relationship between the Department of Corrections and another organisation. (An example here would be the 'Corrections Protocol between the Inspectorate, and the Public Prisons Service for Monitoring of Prison Incident Investigations')
The purpose for my request is that I am gain an understanding of how the Department functions, and all their policies. The Corrections Manual is online, which is very useful, but often it will mention various MOUs which are not posted on the Correction's website.
I have been able to find various MOUs posted on the internet, such as those with the Parole Board and the Ministry of Health, but often these are incomplete or old.
If information needs to be withheld I would like to request that, where possible, excisions are made rather than withholding the full document. Please let me know if you wish me to clarify my request.
Yours faithfully,
Joshua Grainger
From: NOONAN, Margaret (WELLHO)
Department of Corrections
Hello
Please find attached correspondence from the Department of Corrections.
Regards
Ministerial Services Team
National Office
Department of Corrections
Mayfair House
44-52 The Terrace
Private Bag 1206
Wellington 6140
[1]www.corrections.govt.nz
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From: Joshua Grainger
Dear NOONAN, Margaret (WELLHO),
The proposal outlined in your letter does sound good to me. However, I was wondering if it would be possible to supplement this information with the names of each organisation that Corrections has a SLA/MOU/OLA with. This would enable me to make focused follow up requests, instead of a blanket request like this one.
Yours sincerely,
Joshua Grainger
From: Info@Corrections
Department of Corrections
Dear Mr Grainger
I refer to the Department’s earlier correspondence relating to your
request under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) for copies of the
Department of Corrections’ Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) and other
similar documents.
The Department’s response is due to you on Thursday 1 May 2014. Due to
the extensive level of consultation required, your response will not be
completed by the due date. I apologise for the delay. We will endeavour
to provide your response shortly.
Regards
Ministerial Services Team
National Office
Department of Corrections
Mayfair House
44-52 The Terrace
Private Bag 1206
Wellington 6140
[1]www.corrections.govt.nz
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Hello
Please find attached correspondence from the Department of Corrections.
Regards
Ministerial Services Team
National Office
Department of Corrections
Mayfair House
44-52 The Terrace
Private Bag 1206
Wellington 6140
[1]www.corrections.govt.nz
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The information in this message is the property of the New Zealand
Department of Corrections. It is intended only for the person or entity to
which it is addressed and may contain confidential or privileged material.
Any review, storage, copying, editing, summarising, transmission,
retransmission, dissemination or other use of, by any means, in whole or
part, or taking any action in reliance upon, this information by persons
or entities other than intended recipient are prohibited. If you received
this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from all
computers.
References
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1. http://www.corrections.govt.nz/
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Here's a index
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1 Health Dept
20 Housing NZ
45 LINZ
68 Parole Board
80 Police Dept
The Parole Board MOU was intriguing . It Speaks of the “Board’s independence” under section 43 of the Parole Act , but also of “spirit of mutual cooperation”, “ agree that criticism of each other is best addressed in a non-public way” , Corrections to “purchase” the Boards legal advice & supply its Communications Manager. It seems to me the Board’s neutered .
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