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Brooke van Velden: Workplace Relations and Internal Affairs Minister says the Government needs to be more careful with sensitive information

Published: Jan. 25, 2024, 7:58 p.m.

A Cabinet Minister wants the Government to be more careful around sensitive information.\xa0

An MBIE investigation\u2019s found a confidential cabinet paper, sent to Oranga Tamariki and 19 other agencies was leaked, regarding repealing Fair Pay Agreements.\xa0

It was sent to a union representative from an Oranga Tamariki worker, and then leaked to media.\xa0

Workplace Relations and Internal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden told Tim Dower that she doesn't think it was necessary for the document to be sent to other agencies.\xa0

She hopes Cabinet looks into how it treats sensitive information.\xa0

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