25 August 2015 Official Information Act Request SSC OIA 08/15/04 Thank you for your email of 6 August 2015 in which you have requested the followmg information under section 12 of the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA): . All advice on the consultation process. 0 Whether SSC has begun writing a dratt mid--term selt--assessment for the OGP: if so I'd like to know when the work was started and a copy of the latest version. I wrote to you on 21 August 2015 advising that your request as it was currently worded, lacked due particularity and the information could not be made available Without substantial collation or research (section 18(f) CIA), and that the State Services Commission (850) required some turther claritication in order to formulate a response. On 23 August you clarified your request as set out below: . "I'm interested in advice on the consultation for the 0GP mid-term self-assessment, and I'm after "all" advice, both internal and externah," 850 has considered your request tor information in accordance with the principles and requirements of the CIA. As advised this request involves searching through a large quantity of information and meeting the original time limit would unreasonably interfere with the operations of my department Accordingly, under section 15A of the Official Information Act, I am extending the time to respond to your request until 27 October 2015. I advise you of your right under section 28(3) ot the Act to make a complaint to an Ombudsman about this extension, Yours sincerely '2 Andrew Royle Chief Legal Advisor 2 The Teliate vo Box 329 Wellington muo New mum Phone .9, 44,95 66oo Fax .5474 495 6586