The procedure against the public service is forwarded to RNZ

In an e -mail, the RNZ was passed on to deal with information on public servants.

RNZ has seen a copy of the e -mail sent to employees by a department head to employees in which the Commissioner Sir Brian Roche outlines about information about information leaks.

“He reminds us all of our responsibility as public staff that leaky information has to violate and stop the basic values ​​of the public service.

“If people feel strongly on questions in our employment, they can use mechanisms, but the entry of information is none of them,” says the message.

It asked the staff who had concerns about their concerns about their boss or someone to whom they trusted.

“If you have concerns about work in which you are part or are aware of something that causes you, please speak to your manager or someone within the ministry that you will feel comfortable if you give you a solid advice.”

Sir Brian confirmed to RNZ that he wanted to make a stopover for LECKS, and in some cases public employees should be released.

“I assume that the managing directors of the public service take every possible measure to ensure that a leak is examined and, if necessary, the responsible persons are excluded from our employment,” he said.

“Officials who left information undermine the government of the day and violate the code of conduct. In the end, we all pay the price for the unprofessional actions of a few less.

“This matter is really important to me.”

The commissioner's email was sent on May 22nd at 11:35 a.m., just a few hours after an RNZ report on a confidential decision before RNZ's budget was only discontinued at the government at the government's request.

Other recent cases include documents that RNZ have observed this month, which indicates that the government would close the 118 million US dollar Kāhui Ako program. More than 100 pages of internal feedback in February via the health data team; Lecks in December of a report by the Interislander Ferries Advisory Group; and LECKS in connection with the draft law on contract principles in September.

Francisco Hernandez, spokesman for the Green Party Public Service, said it was a symptom of a public service in which his advice and evidence “in favor of evidence of the private sector and the tobacco lobby” were ignored.

“I don't tolerate it, but I understand … you are like 'now if you do this if you want to hit us, what recourse we have to go to the fourth estate'.

“If you ignore principles for a good decision -making, if you hurry through the urgency, the civil servants feel frustrated and flying out and obviously licks are not good, but they are a manifestation of a deeper and unhealthy culture and contempt for democracy that has promoted this coalition.”

He said the relationship between the coalition government and the public service was mixed and pointed out the reporting on two answers from the official information law on the same matter as an example of an “interference” of the minister that could contribute to this.

“When public employees see that the ministers are trying to censor advice, it is a matter of course for them to feel frustrated, and it goes without saying that they actually see their advice based on demonstrably, try to see the light of the world.”

RNZ has applied for a response from the Judith Collins public service.

Hernandez said the commissioner had just done his job, but there must be a balance – that he should also make sure that the ministers respected the neutrality of the public service.

Sir Brian also provided a copy of the e -mail that he had sent to the boss of public sector, who did not contain the proposal that employees contact a manager because of their concerns.

It is said:

Hello,

You have seen the media reports on the various leaks that appear in the system. This is clearly unacceptable and we have to take every measure to stop them.

The non -authorized publication of information to third parties goes to the heart of trust and trust in our systems and us as public staff. In the end, we all pay the price for the unprofessional actions of some less.

I can ask you to strengthen yourself in your respective agencies that this behavior violates and has to violate the basic values ​​of the public service. If individuals think strongly on topics in our employment, you can use mechanisms that you can use, but information is not from you.

Please reinforce the messages and take every lawsuit to ensure that a leak will be examined and that those responsible will be left out of our employment.