IN-CONFIDENCE

Tçnâ koe Nick

Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 request, received 24 September 2024.

Your request has been logged with the reference OIA3406, and you can expect to receive a response within 20 working days.

We will be in touch if we have any questions, or if we need to extend the time taken to answer your request. I note you have asked for approximately a year's worth of internal correspondence in addition to reports/briefings/external correspondence; I will have a chat with our subject matter experts to see what they hold, but I just wanted to signal in the first instance we might need to work with you to refine this part of your request a bit further.

Ngâ mihi

Sophie
Ministerial and Executive Services team
Ministry of Disabled People - Whaikaha
-----Original Message-----
From: Nick Armstrong <[FOI #28497 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2024 9:30 AM
To: OIA_requests (WHAIKAHA) <[Ministry for Disabled People request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - The purpose of this request is to obtain any reports, information or correspondence relating to the 'My Home, My Choice' programme that has been created from 2023 until the 24th of September 2024.

Dear Ministry for Disabled People,

Official Information Act Request: My Home, My Choice programme

I understand that there is a programme of work that has been underway since October of 2023.

The purpose of this request is to obtain any reports, information or correspondence relating to this programme that has been created from October 2023 until the 24th of September 2024.

In particular I request:
• Any briefing papers, whether in draft or final, regarding the work completed to date, programme direction or recommendations.
• Any internal correspondence within the Ministry regarding the programme, including but not limited to, any repositioning of the programme by the new government, whether the work completed to date should be shared publicly, advice provided by advisors within the Ministry, discussions regarding the findings from consultation with service providers and service users, consideration of the findings of the Royal Commission regarding abuse in care.
• Any advice and/or external correspondence regarding the programme, including but not limited to, correspondence with Ministers, third parties or researchers.

If you need any clarification or if there is any way I can help with you responding to this OIA please get in touch.

Yours Faithfully,

Nick Armstrong
027 379 8099
[email address]

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IN-CONFIDENCE

Kia ora Nick

I refer to your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request, reference OIA3406.

The OIA requires that we advise you of our decision on your request no later than 20 working days after the day we received your request. Unfortunately, it will not be possible to meet that time limit and we are therefore writing to notify you of an extension of the time to make our decision, to 31 October 2024.

This extension is necessary because your request necessitates a search through a large quantity of information and meeting the original time limit would unreasonably interfere with our operations and internal consultations necessary to make a decision on your request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit.

Please know that we will endeavour to get this information to you as soon as we can.

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/ or freephone 0800 802 602.

Ngâ mihi

Sophie
Ministerial and Executive Services team

-----Original Message-----
From: Nick Armstrong <[FOI #28497 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2024 9:30 AM
To: OIA_requests (WHAIKAHA) <[Ministry for Disabled People request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - The purpose of this request is to obtain any reports, information or correspondence relating to the 'My Home, My Choice' programme that has been created from 2023 until the 24th of September 2024.

Dear Ministry for Disabled People,

Official Information Act Request: My Home, My Choice programme

I understand that there is a programme of work that has been underway since October of 2023.

The purpose of this request is to obtain any reports, information or correspondence relating to this programme that has been created from October 2023 until the 24th of September 2024.

In particular I request:
• Any briefing papers, whether in draft or final, regarding the work completed to date, programme direction or recommendations.
• Any internal correspondence within the Ministry regarding the programme, including but not limited to, any repositioning of the programme by the new government, whether the work completed to date should be shared publicly, advice provided by advisors within the Ministry, discussions regarding the findings from consultation with service providers and service users, consideration of the findings of the Royal Commission regarding abuse in care.
• Any advice and/or external correspondence regarding the programme, including but not limited to, correspondence with Ministers, third parties or researchers.

If you need any clarification or if there is any way I can help with you responding to this OIA please get in touch.

Yours Faithfully,

Nick Armstrong
027 379 8099
[email address]

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
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Kia ora Nick

Decision letter attached; I will be in touch next week with some more material. Have a lovely weekend in the meantime 😊

Ngā mihi
Sophie
Whaikaha

-----Original Message-----
From: Nick Armstrong <[FOI #28497 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2024 9:30 AM
To: OIA_requests (WHAIKAHA) <[Ministry for Disabled People request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - The purpose of this request is to obtain any reports, information or correspondence relating to the 'My Home, My Choice' programme that has been created from 2023 until the 24th of September 2024.

Dear Ministry for Disabled People,

Official Information Act Request: My Home, My Choice programme

I understand that there is a programme of work that has been underway since October of 2023.

The purpose of this request is to obtain any reports, information or correspondence relating to this programme that has been created from October 2023 until the 24th of September 2024.

In particular I request:
• Any briefing papers, whether in draft or final, regarding the work completed to date, programme direction or recommendations.
• Any internal correspondence within the Ministry regarding the programme, including but not limited to, any repositioning of the programme by the new government, whether the work completed to date should be shared publicly, advice provided by advisors within the Ministry, discussions regarding the findings from consultation with service providers and service users, consideration of the findings of the Royal Commission regarding abuse in care.
• Any advice and/or external correspondence regarding the programme, including but not limited to, correspondence with Ministers, third parties or researchers.

If you need any clarification or if there is any way I can help with you responding to this OIA please get in touch.

Yours Faithfully,

Nick Armstrong
027 379 8099
[email address]

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
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Is [Ministry for Disabled People request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Ministry for Disabled People? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

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Kia ora Nick

Please find our response attached.

Ngâ mihi
Sophie

-----Original Message-----
From: Nick Armstrong <[FOI #28497 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2024 9:30 AM
To: OIA_requests (WHAIKAHA) <[Ministry for Disabled People request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - The purpose of this request is to obtain any reports, information or correspondence relating to the 'My Home, My Choice' programme that has been created from 2023 until the 24th of September 2024.

Dear Ministry for Disabled People,

Official Information Act Request: My Home, My Choice programme

I understand that there is a programme of work that has been underway since October of 2023.

The purpose of this request is to obtain any reports, information or correspondence relating to this programme that has been created from October 2023 until the 24th of September 2024.

In particular I request:
• Any briefing papers, whether in draft or final, regarding the work completed to date, programme direction or recommendations.
• Any internal correspondence within the Ministry regarding the programme, including but not limited to, any repositioning of the programme by the new government, whether the work completed to date should be shared publicly, advice provided by advisors within the Ministry, discussions regarding the findings from consultation with service providers and service users, consideration of the findings of the Royal Commission regarding abuse in care.
• Any advice and/or external correspondence regarding the programme, including but not limited to, correspondence with Ministers, third parties or researchers.

If you need any clarification or if there is any way I can help with you responding to this OIA please get in touch.

Yours Faithfully,

Nick Armstrong
027 379 8099
[email address]

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #28497 email]

Is [Ministry for Disabled People request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Ministry for Disabled People? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA page.

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