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Mōrena Sophie

Acknowledging receipt of your Official Information Act request of 10 June 2021, for information regarding MSF Fraud unit.

Your request has been passed onto the relevant business unit and you will receive a response as soon as practicable.

Ngā mihi

Official Correspondence
Office of the Chief Executive
Level 6 Justice Centre | Aitken Street
DX Box SX 10088 | Wellington

-----Original Message-----
From: Sophie <[FOI #15732 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 10 June 2021 8:51 am
To: [Ministry of Justice request email]
Subject: Official Information request - Is the MSD Fraud a law enforcement agency unit? What happen if the MSD Fraud Investigation Team never take any action against a benefit fraud?

Dear Ministry of Justice,

First of all, can the MSD Fraud Investigation Team be considered as a law enforcement agency? Is it obligated to enforce the law or policies against people who are dishonest in benefit applications?

There are some apparent benefit frauds happening around us that any average person would be able to notice they are benefit frauds.

Nevertheless, sometimes the MSD Fraud Investigation Team never takes any action after sufficient evidence has been submitted.

What can people do if the MSD fails to enforce the law, ignoring law breakers?

Yours faithfully,

Sophie

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Kia ora Sophie
 
Official information request
 
I refer to your official information request dated 10 June regarding
Ministry of Social Development enforcement unit.
 
We have transferred your request to the Ministry of Social Development.
The information to which your request is not held by us but is believed to
be more closely connected with the functions of the Ministry of Social
Development. In these circumstances, we are required by section 14 of the
OIA to transfer your request.
 
You will hear further from the Ministry of Social Development concerning
your request.
 
Ngā mihi

 
Official Correspondence
  Office of the Chief Executive
Level 6 Justice Centre | Aitken Street
DX Box SX 10088 | Wellington

 
 
 
 
Yours sincerely
-----Original Message-----
From: Sophie <[1][FOI #15732 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 10 June 2021 8:51 am
To: [2][Ministry of Justice request email]
Subject: Official Information request - Is the MSD Fraud a law enforcement
agency unit? What happen if the MSD Fraud Investigation Team never take
any action against a benefit fraud?
 
Dear Ministry of Justice,
 
First of all, can the MSD Fraud Investigation Team be considered as a law
enforcement agency? Is it obligated to enforce the law or policies against
people who are dishonest in benefit applications?
 
There are some apparent benefit frauds happening around us that any
average person would be able to notice they are benefit frauds.
 
Nevertheless, sometimes the MSD Fraud Investigation Team never takes any
action after sufficient evidence has been submitted.
 
What can people do if the MSD fails to enforce the law, ignoring law
breakers?
 
Yours faithfully,
 
Sophie
 
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Tēnā koe Sophie,

 

Thank you for your request regarding MSD Fraud transferred from Ministry
of Justice on 16 June 2021, 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.

 

The information you have requested will likely contain Ministry employee
names and contact details. We need to consult relevant Ministry employees
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will take additional time and effort.

 

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and/or who are not decision-makers, please advise us as soon as possible
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In any event, the Ministry will make and communicate to you a decision on
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Nā mātou noa, nā

 

 

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Ministry of Social Development

 

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-----Original Message-----

From: Sophie <[1][FYI request #15732 email]>

Sent: Thursday, 10 June 2021 8:51 am

To: [2][Ministry of Justice request email]

Subject: Official Information request - Is the MSD Fraud a law enforcement
agency unit? What happen if the MSD Fraud Investigation Team never take
any action against a benefit fraud?

 

Dear Ministry of Justice,

 

First of all, can the MSD Fraud Investigation Team be considered as a law
enforcement agency? Is it obligated to enforce the law or policies against
people who are dishonest in benefit applications?

 

There are some apparent benefit frauds happening around us that any
average person would be able to notice they are benefit frauds.

 

Nevertheless, sometimes the MSD Fraud Investigation Team never takes any
action after sufficient evidence has been submitted.

 

What can people do if the MSD fails to enforce the law, ignoring law
breakers?

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Sophie

 

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Dear Sophie

 

Attached is the reply to your email of 10 June 2021.

 

Yours sincerely

 

[1][email address]

Ministerial and Executive Services

Ministry of Social Development

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