IN-CONFIDENCE
OIA-CE-2024-02647
22 November 2024
Rodney Parsons
[FYI request #28895 email]
Tēnā koe Rodney
Thank you for your email, received on 24 October 2024, to Oranga Tamariki—Ministry
for Children (Oranga Tamariki), requesting the following information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
•
Please outline the process related to management of concerns related to
sexual assault, in children and young people who are already in Oranga
Tamariki services or care.
•
Provide aggregate figures nationally, on the number of children who have
experienced sexual assault whilst under OT care, over the past decade
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 6 December 2024
in accordance with section 15A(1)(b) of the Act. We will try to respond sooner than this
date if possible.
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
Jarrod Williams
Manager Ministerial Services System Leadership