12 April 2024
Matt Sykes
[FYI request #26405 email]
Dear Matt Sykes
Request for Information – Local Government Official Information and Meetings
Act (the Act) 1987
We refer to your request of 11 April 2024 for:
1. The number of non-disclosure agreements signed by staff leaving the
organisation in each of the years ending 30 June 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020,
and the number of non-disclosure agreements signed in the 2024 financial
year to date.
2. The template standard template for non-disclosure agreements signed
by exiting staff members.
Response:
Information on severance payments for the 2020-2023 financial years are in
the Employee Cost section of our annual reports. These can be accessed here:
Annual Reports | Hutt City Council.
The Council can advise that for the 2023-24 year so far there have been two
non-disclosure agreements.
The Council have a specific template for these kinds of agreements given that
the nature of these agreements can vary.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Please note that this response to your information request may be published on
Hutt City Council’s website. Please refer to the following link:
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Private Bag 31912, Lower Hutt 5040
/huttcitycouncil
0800 488 824
[email address]
www.huttcity.govt.nz
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Yours sincerely
Philip Rossiter
Senior Advisor, Official Information and Privacy
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