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Tēnā koe Sam Bishop

Thank you for your email received 19 April 2017, under the Official Information Act 1982. Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate officials at Oranga Tamariki for response. You may expect a decision regarding your request to be sent to you as soon as possible.

Nā mātou noa, nā

Organisational Support | Leadership & Organisational Development | Ministry for Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamariki

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From: Sam Bishop [mailto:[FOI #5750 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 19 April 2017 12:41 a.m.
To: CyfCallCentre (CYF)
Subject: Official Information request - Children in the care of known methamphetamine users

Dear Ministry for Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamariki (MVCOT),

I request the following information under the Official Information Act:

1. What is the Ministry's policy on methamphetamine (P) use by parents and/or caregivers of children who are already working with the MVCOT?

2. Does the MVCOT require parents and/or caregivers, who have been informed as being users/suppliers of P, to undergo drug tests for the use of an illegal Class A substance to ensure children are not in the presence of the illegal substance?

3. Does the use/supply of P by parents and/or caregivers warrant the immediate removal of children in their care and if not why not?

4. Does the MVCOT leave children in the care of parents and/or caregivers who are know users/suppliers of P and if so why?

Yours faithfully,

Sam

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Sam Bishop

[1][FOI #5750 email]

 

 

Dear Sam Bishop

On 19 April you emailed the Ministry requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982, the following information:

·         What is the Ministry's policy on methamphetamine (P) use by
parents and/or caregivers of children who are already working with the
MVCOT?

 

·         Does the MVCOT require parents and/or caregivers, who have been
informed as being users/suppliers of P, to undergo drug tests for the use
of an illegal Class A substance to ensure children are not in the presence
of the illegal substance?

 

·         Does the use/supply of P by parents and/or caregivers warrant
the immediate removal of children in their care and if not why not?

 

o Does the MVCOT leave children in the care of parents and/or caregivers
who are know users/suppliers of P and if so why?

The Ministry has decided to grant your request. However, it will take some
time to prepare the information for release. The information will be sent
to you shortly.

 

If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to contact
[2][email address].

 

If you are not satisfied with this decision, you have the right to seek an
investigation and review by the Ombudsman. Information about how to make a
complaint is available at [3]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz  or 0800 802 602.

 

Yours sincerely

Official and Parliamentary Information team   |  Ministerial and
Executive Services

Ministry of Social Development

 

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Hi please find attached the response to your Official Information Act
response.

 

Kind regards

 

 

 

Sasha Wood

Senior Advisor – Ministerial Support

Level 15, The Aurora Centre, 56 – 66 The Terrace, Wellington | PO Box 546,
Wellington 6140

( T: 64 4 918 9090 ext: 43090 |  * E: [1][email address]

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Hi, please find attached the Official Information Act response for Sam
Bishop.

 

Kind regards

 

 

Sasha Wood

Senior Advisor – Ministerial Support

Level 15, The Aurora Centre, 56 – 66 The Terrace, Wellington | PO Box 546,
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( T: 64 4 918 9090 ext: 43090 |  * E: [1][email address]

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Good Evening Sam

 

I refer to the Ministry’s letter of 27 June 2017 in response to your
request for information relating to methamphetamine.  We understand that
you were dissatisfied with that response and you requested a review by the
Ombudsman.

 

We have been working with the Ombudsman’s office to assist with their
investigation of your complaint and agreed to provide you with a clearer
and more substantial response to the four questions you posed.

 

We trust that the attached letter provides the additional information you
were seeking.  If you have any further questions in respect of this
specific request or more generally on the subject, we are happy to discuss
the matter with you.  Contact details are provided in the attached letter.

 

Kind Regards

 

Ombudsman and Privacy team

 

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