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[IN-CONFIDENCE]

 

Kia ora

 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 which
was received on Friday, 4 March 2022, copied below. A response will be
provided in accordance with the Act.

 

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This publication process does not apply to extension letters or transfers.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Ministerial Coordinator
Ministerial and Business Services
Strategy, Governance and Engagement
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
E    [1][DPMC request email]
 
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-----Original Message-----
From: Luke <[FOI #18768 email]>
Sent: Friday, 4 March 2022 8:33 am
To: Information [DPMC] <[DPMC request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Transparent Governance

 

Dear Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet,

 

In the Prime Minister's first speech to Parliament after the 2017
election, she proclaimed:

 

"This government will foster a more open and democratic society. It will
strengthen transparency around official information."

 

How does the Prime Minister and this Department aim to achieve that goal?

 

What programmes have the Prime Minister and this Department initiated
since 2017, that aim to encourage transparency in Government?

 

Has the Department provided any advice to the Government regarding
reforming the Official Information Act since 2017? If so, when was this
advice last tendered?

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Luke

 

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[UNCLASSIFIED]

 

Kia ora koe,

 

Please see the attached letter regarding your recent OIA request.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Ministerial Coordinator
Ministerial and Business Services
Strategy, Governance and Engagement
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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[UNCLASSIFIED]

 

Tēnā koe Luke

 

Thank you for your email (copied below) regarding the extension of the
time limits for a decision on your official information request to the
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC). You asked why an
extension was necessary and the rationale for a 25 day extension.

 

We have interpreted the timeframe of your request to be for information
from October 2017 when the current Government first took office.  As such,
your request covers over four years of information and is broad in terms
of information held by DPMC, which needs to be assessed for relevance. The
nature of your request also means that the information is more generic and
involves looking at multiple workstreams undertaken by DPMC business units
rather than specific documents in scope.  Additionally, at the time we
made the decision to extend the time limits of your request we assessed
that consultations would be needed, potentially both internal and external
to DPMC, before we could make a decision on your request.

 

Therefore, it is both the number of documents needing assessment together
with the consultations required that led to our decision to extend the
time frames by 25 working days.

 

We hope to write to you again soon with a response to your request.

 

Hei konā rā

 

Anna Whiskin (She/Her)
Senior Ministerial Advisor
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

 
 
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-----Original Message-----
From: Luke <[FOI #18768 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 29 March 2022 2:12 pm
To: Information [DPMC] <[DPMC request email]>
Subject: Re: Your OIA Request - Extension Notification

 

Dear Information [DPMC],

 

The Official Information Act requires responses to be made "as soon as
reasonably practicable". A total of 45 working days far exceeds the time
reasonably required to respond to this Information Request. Therefore:

 

1. Please provide the reasons why an extension under s 15A is necessary.

 

2. Please also explain why an extension of 25 additional working days is a
reasonable period of time, given the information sought, pursuant to s
15A(2).

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Luke

 

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[UNCLASSIFIED]

 

 

 

Kia ora koe,

 

 

 

Please see the attached letter regarding your recent OIA request.

 

 

 

Ngā mihi,

 

 

 

Ministerial Coordinator

Ministerial and Business Services

Strategy, Governance and Engagement

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet  E    [1][DPMC request email]

 

 

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Kia ora Luke,

Apologies, due to a typo in the email address you may not have received the response.
Please find your response attached.

Ngā mihi,

Ministerial Coordinator
Ministerial and Business Services
Strategy, Governance and Engagement
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

E    [DPMC request email]

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-----Original Message-----
From: Luke <[FOI #18768 email]>
Sent: Saturday, 14 May 2022 11:54 am
To: Information [DPMC] <[DPMC request email]>
Subject: RE: Your OIA Request - Extension Notification

Dear Information [DPMC],

On 23 March, you extended the time limit for responding to my Information Request by an additional 25 working days (until 11 May). This extended time limit has now expired.

Please provide an update regarding the status of this request, and when a reply will be received.

Yours sincerely,

Luke

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[UNCLASSIFIED]

 

Tēnā koe Luke

 

Thank you for your email (copied below) regarding the extension of the time limits for a decision on your official information request to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC). You asked why an extension was necessary and the rationale for a 25 day extension.

 

We have interpreted the timeframe of your request to be for information from October 2017 when the current Government first took office.  As such, your request covers over four years of information and is broad in terms of information held by DPMC, which needs to be assessed for relevance. The nature of your request also means that the information is more generic and involves looking at multiple workstreams undertaken by DPMC business units rather than specific documents in scope.  Additionally, at the time we made the decision to extend the time limits of your request we assessed that consultations would be needed, potentially both internal and external to DPMC, before we could make a decision on your request.

 

Therefore, it is both the number of documents needing assessment together with the consultations required that led to our decision to extend the time frames by 25 working days.

 

We hope to write to you again soon with a response to your request.

 

Hei konā rā

 

Anna Whiskin (She/Her)
Senior Ministerial Advisor
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

 
 
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