1. This notice concerns assessments and evaluations undertaken by Departments in relation to staff going forward for any interdepartmental competition.

2. As a general rule, the department which has undertaken the assessment should take primary responsibility for and deal with FOI requests by its staff for such records. Such requests should not be directed to the Civil Service Commission, the Local Appointments Commission or TLAC. The Department itself, rather than another public body, is best positioned to assess the effects of disclosure of these records. Following from this, Departments should retain copies of such records so as to be in a position to respond to any related FOI requests.

3. Each department and office might therefore advise staff that records of this nature will be held by the Department and that any requests relating to such records should be directed, in the first instance, to the Department's Personnel section.




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April, 1998