Good Morning Mark

I acknowledge your email of 5 March 2017, requesting, under the Official Information Act:

“1.How did she become aware of the position being available -e.g: by advertisement, word of mouth, existing MOT employee, or referral by a recruitment company, etc?

2. If Joanne Harrison was recommended to the MoT by a recruitment company:
a. who is that company?
b. how much was it paid for this placement?
c. is the MoT pursuing a refund of this fee?
d. what specific background screening checks did the recruitment company undertake for the MOT?
e. Were the results of these background screening checks submitted to the MoT in writing, and were they all positive?
f. Did the recruitment company contact any of her previous employers? What were the results of those checks?
f. is the MoT still using this recruitment company?

3. If Joanne Harrison's application for employment was instead handled internally by the MoT's own staff, could you please advise:
a. What specific background screening checks did the MoT undertake and what was the actual result of each of these checks?
b. Did the Ministry undertake a criminal record check? What was that result?
c. Did the Ministry contact any of her previous employers? What were the results of those checks?
d. Was Joanne Harrison asked to nominate any referees? Were those referees contacted? What did these referees say about Joanne Harrison?
e. Following her suspension from the MoT, what checks did the MoT then undertake on Joanne Harrison's background and what was the result of these checks?

4a. When did the MoT first learn Joanne Harrison had a conviction for defrauding a previous employer?
b. How much did that fraud involve?
c. Was the victim of that fraud ever contacted during Joanne Harrison's recruitment and did it disclose her conviction to the MoT?
d. When and how did the MoT first learn of Joanne Harrison's other surnames of Sharp and Sidebottom?

5. How much did Ernst & Young invoice the MoT for its (actual)15-page review of the MoT's employment screening practices?

6. Has any MoT employee been the subject of any disciplinary action, including the withholding of bonuses or salary increments as a consequence of the MoT employing Joanne Harrison?

Thank you for your assistance. I recognise the sensitives of this case and excepting for the identity of the recruitment company (if one was used - and I am specifically asking for its identity), I am not asking the MoT to identify any other individuals or companies that it approached during Joanne Harrison's recruitment, or your subsequent inquiry when she was suspended.”

We will consider your request and respond appropriately as set out in the Official Information Act 1982.

Regards,

Annemarie Perera
Official Correspondence Coordinator - Organisational Development
Ministry of Transport – Te Manatū Waka

T: 64 21 02296965 | E: [email address] | www.transport.govt.nz |

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Hi there,

 

Please find attached a response to your official information act request
regarding Joanne Harrison.

 

Kind regards,

 

 

Holly Nepia

Business Support Adviser
Organisational Development

Ministry of Transport – Te Manatû Waka

E: [1][email address] | [2]www.transport.govt.nz

 

Ensuring our transport system helps New Zealand thrive

 

 

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Hi Mark

Apologies for the delay.

Please see attached response and send it to you today 4/4/2017 9.30am.

Regards
Annemarie 02102296965

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