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Dear Ms Gibbs,

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your OIA request dated 17 April 2017.

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Neha

Neha Pawar | Ministerial Coordinator | Ministerial Services | State Services Commission 
Level 10, Reserve Bank of New Zealand, 2 The Terrace,  Wellington 6140 |
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-----Original Message-----
From: Helen Gibbs [mailto:[FOI #5736 email]]
Sent: Monday, 17 April 2017 7:33 p.m.
To: SSC Enquiries [SSC] <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Appointment process of Grant Schofield, Chief Education Health and Nutrition Advisor

Dear State Services Commission,

Dr Schofield's research interests include areas of nutrition controversy, and he makes public statements that are in conflict with the current Ministry of Health recommendations on Diet and Nutrition. I am concerned this is going to result in greater confusion for the public and poorer health outcomes due to a lack of coordinated effort on childhood obesity

1) Please can you provide me with the document outlining the scope and remit of the Chief Education Health and Nutrition Advisor?
2) Please can you provide the documentation outlining the process followed in the appointment of Dr Schofield to this role.
3) Please can you advise which organisation with interest in either child health or nutrition were consulted by the Ministry of Education as part of the process of making the appointment to this position?

Yours faithfully,

Helen Gibbs
New Zealand Registered Dietitian

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Good morning Ms Gibbs

 

Please find attached a response to your OIA request of 17 April 2017.

 

Kind regards

 

 

Nicky Uriaro | Senior Advisor | Ministerial Services | State Services
Commission|

Level 10, Reserve Bank of New Zealand, 2 The Terrace,  Wellington 6140 |

 

 

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Dear Helen Gibbs

 

Thank you for your transferred request from State Services Commission
regarding:

 

·         The document outlining the scope and remit of the Chief
Education Health and Nutrition Advisor

 

·         The documentation outlining the process followed in the
appointment of Dr Schofield to this role

 

·         Which organisation with interest in either child heath or
nutrition were consulted by the Ministry of Education as part of the
process of making the appointment to this position

 

 

The Ministry will consider and respond to your request in accordance with
the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).

 

The Act allows up to 20 working days for a response, making 18 May 2017
the latest date for our response to you.  If more than 20 working days are
needed due to the potential workload involved in answering your request,
we will notify you accordingly.

 

Please note, the Ministry may publicly release on our website the response
to your request five days after you have received it. Any personal
information will be removed.

 

In the interim, if you have any questions about your request, please email
[1][email address].

 

Thanks

 

Enquiries National Team | Ministry of Education | TW
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Dear Helen

 

 

Please see attached your OIA Response

 

 

Thanks

 

Enquiries National Team | Ministry of Education | TW
33 Bowen St, Wellington

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We back ourselves and others to win  Ka manawanui ki a mātou, me ētahi ake
kia wikitoria
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tonu

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