Ministry of Justice workers insulted PhD researcher Barbara Sumner in an online conversation regarding her Official Information Act requests.

Ministry of Justice workers called a researcher a 'bitch' in an online conversation, describing her requests as "a waste of time" and stating they should refuse them or charge her. The researcher, Barbara Sumner, had made numerous Official Information Act requests as part of her PhD research into adoption systems. The insulting conversation was discovered by Sumner through another Official Information Act request. The Ministry of Justice has not commented on the situation.

June 30, 2024
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