Tçnâ koe Victoria Muninn,  

 

Thank you for your email received 2 October 2021, under the Official
Information Act 1982. Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate
officials at National Office to respond. 

 

The information you have requested will likely contain Ministry employee
names and contact details. We need to consult relevant Ministry employees
before deciding whether we can release this information to you, and this
will take additional time and effort.

 

If you do not need the names of Ministry employees who are below tier 4
and/or who are not decision-makers, please advise us as soon as possible
and we will treat your request as amended accordingly. 

 

In any event, the Ministry will make and communicate to you a decision on
your request as soon as reasonably practicable, and within the statutory
maximum time limits – including the extension of time limits (Section 15A
of the Act). 

 

The Ministry is focussing its resources on supporting New Zealanders
through COVID-19 by administering welfare support during this
unprecedented time.  Resources within our business units, where
information for OIA requests is drawn from, is limited or unavailable. 
Staff have been redeployed to assist the frontline with the processing of
welfare payments. As such, there may be a delay in you receiving a
response from the Ministry.

 

Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time. 

 

Ngâ manaakitanga,

 

Official and Parliamentary Information Team | Ministerial and Executive
Services

Ministry of Social Development

 

Our Purpose:
We help New Zealanders to help themselves to be safe, strong and
independent
Ko ta mâtou he whakamana tangata kia tû haumaru, kia tû kaha, kia tû
motuhake

 

 

 

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

From: Victoria Muninn <[1][FYI request #17004 email]>

Sent: Saturday, 2 October 2021 7:46 AM

To: OIA_Requests (MSD) <[2][MSD request email]>

Subject: Official Information request - All communications with the
Wellington office of the Behavioural Insights Team

 

Dear Ministry of Social Development,

 

Please provide all communications with the Wellington and London offices
of the Behavioural Insights Team since the 2017 general election. Please
also include any and all strategy documents, discussion papers, and
meeting notes from the beginning of that period up until the present.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Victoria Muninn

 

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Dear Victoria Muninn

 

On 4 October 2021, you emailed the Ministry of Social Development (the
Ministry) requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act),
the following information:

 

o Please provide all communications with the Wellington and London
offices of the Behavioural Insights Team since the 2017 general
election. Please also include any and all strategy documents,
discussion papers, and meeting notes from the beginning of that period
up until the present.

 

Your request is broad in scope and is likely to be refused under section
18(f) of the Official Information Act as substantial manual collation
would be required to provide the information requested.

 

As such, I would like to suggest refining your requests so we are able to
provide the information you are seeking. I recommend refining your
request, for example by requesting reports and presentations with the
Wellington and London offices of the Behavioural Insights Team since the
2017 general election.

 

Alternatively, if there is something specific that you are after, could
you please advise and this will help narrow the search for information
down.

 

Please note that once you have amended or clarified your request, under
section 15(1AA) of the Official Information Act, the Ministry may treat
your amended or clarified request as a new request that replaces the
original request. This may lead to a new start of the statutory response
period.

 

I look forward to hearing from you regarding the refinement of your
request.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Official and Parliamentary Information team | Ministerial and Executive
Services

Ministry of Social Development

 

Our Purpose:
We help New Zealanders to be safe, strong and independent.
Manaaki Tangata, Manaaki Whānau.

 

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information that is confidential and subject to legal privilege. If you
are not the intended recipient, any use, dissemination, distribution or
duplication of this email and attachments is prohibited. If you have
received this email in error please notify the author immediately and
erase all copies of the email and attachments. The Ministry of Social
Development accepts no responsibility for changes made to this message or
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Dear Victoria Muninn

 

Just  following up on the below refinement.

 

Unfortunately if the Ministry does not receive a response by COP 22
October 2021, the request will be refused under section 18(f) of the Act
as manual collation will be required to respond to the request

 

Yours sincerely

Erica

 

Official and Parliamentary Information team | Ministerial and Executive
Services

Ministry of Social Development

 

Our Purpose:
We help New Zealanders to be safe, strong and independent.
Manaaki Tangata, Manaaki Whānau.

 

From: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Sent: Tuesday, 12 October 2021 12:21 PM
To: [FOI #17004 email]
Subject: Ministry of Social Development | Your Official Information Act
Request dated 4 October 2021

 

Dear Victoria Muninn

 

On 4 October 2021, you emailed the Ministry of Social Development (the
Ministry) requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act),
the following information:

 

o Please provide all communications with the Wellington and London
offices of the Behavioural Insights Team since the 2017 general
election. Please also include any and all strategy documents,
discussion papers, and meeting notes from the beginning of that period
up until the present.

 

Your request is broad in scope and is likely to be refused under section
18(f) of the Official Information Act as substantial manual collation
would be required to provide the information requested.

 

As such, I would like to suggest refining your requests so we are able to
provide the information you are seeking. I recommend refining your
request, for example by requesting reports and presentations with the
Wellington and London offices of the Behavioural Insights Team since the
2017 general election.

 

Alternatively, if there is something specific that you are after, could
you please advise and this will help narrow the search for information
down.

 

Please note that once you have amended or clarified your request, under
section 15(1AA) of the Official Information Act, the Ministry may treat
your amended or clarified request as a new request that replaces the
original request. This may lead to a new start of the statutory response
period.

 

I look forward to hearing from you regarding the refinement of your
request.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Official and Parliamentary Information team | Ministerial and Executive
Services

Ministry of Social Development

 

Our Purpose:
We help New Zealanders to be safe, strong and independent.
Manaaki Tangata, Manaaki Whānau.

 

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information that is confidential and subject to legal privilege. If you
are not the intended recipient, any use, dissemination, distribution or
duplication of this email and attachments is prohibited. If you have
received this email in error please notify the author immediately and
erase all copies of the email and attachments. The Ministry of Social
Development accepts no responsibility for changes made to this message or
attachments after transmission from the Ministry.
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Tçnâ koe Victoria Muninn

 

Please find attached the Ministry’s response to your Official Information
Act request.

 

Nâ mâtou noa, nâ

 

Official and Parliamentary Information team   |  Ministerial and
Executive Services

Ministry of Social Development

 

Our Purpose:
We help New Zealanders to be safe, strong and independent.
Manaaki Tangata, Manaaki Whânau.

 

 

 

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are not the intended recipient, any use, dissemination, distribution or
duplication of this email and attachments is prohibited. If you have
received this email in error please notify the author immediately and
erase all copies of the email and attachments. The Ministry of Social
Development accepts no responsibility for changes made to this message or
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