16 December 2024
Tēnā koe
Official Information Act request
Thank you for your email of 2 December 2024, requesting information about
Ministry client numbers.
I have considered your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).
Please find my decision on your request set out below.
In the past 24 months, the Ministry found three cases where a client has had their
client numbers transferred to a new one. These cases were all done for safety
reasons.
When a client acquires a client number, either as a result of the Ministry changing
their client number or when they first contact the Ministry, they will be assigned
the next number in the sequence of available unassigned client numbers.
If you wish to discuss this response with us, please feel free to contact
[MSD request email]. If you are not satisfied with my decision on your request, you have the right to
seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman. Information about how to
make a complaint is available
at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or 0800 802 602.
Ngā mihi nui
pp.
Magnus O’Neill
General Manager
Ministerial and Executive Services
The Aurora Centre, 56 The Terrace, PO Box 1556, Wellington
– Telephone 04-916 3300 – Facsimile 04-918 0099