26 January 2024
M Cook
[FYI request #25152 email]
Tēnā koe M Cook,
Thank you for your correspondence of 12 December 2023 to the Ministry of Social
Development requesting the following information under the Official Information Act
1982 (the Act):
Please provide me with a list of reports or reviews written as a consequence of
the death or abuse of a specific child or children known
to Oranga Tamariki
and its predecessor agencies from 1980 to the present day.
On 22 January 2024, you reclarified your request:
I can immediately limit my request by asking for 'reports and reviews that were
publicly released resulting from death or serious abuse' rather than 'reports and
reviews related to the death or abuse'.
Reducing the time period would be possible if you let me know to which date
records have been deposited with Archives New Zealand (ANZ). Have, for
example, all records up to 2000 been deposited? If you would please send me
that information I wil adjust my request accordingly.
The consultations necessary to make a decision on this request are such that a proper
response cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit. For this reason, I
am extending the time limit for providing you with the information to 26 February
2024,
in accordance with section 15A(1)(b) of the Act. We wil try to respond sooner than this
date if possible.
IN-CONFIDENCE
Should you wish to discuss any part of your request with us, please do not hesitate to
contact us at
[email address]. If you are not satisfied with this decision, you
have the right to ask an Ombudsman to review it. Information about this process is
available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or by contacting them on 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Debbie Bell
Manager, Ministerial Support