Request for information about the Ministry's use of psychometric testing for staff recruitment

Details of the request

I am writing to request information pertaining to the usage of psychometric testing
under the OIA.

Specifically I would like to request the following information:

1) The details of any psychometric testing undertaken as part of staff recruitment, training, resourcing or outsourcing — including as undertaken by outside recruitment firms.

1a) Details including: the types of psychometric test undertaken; copies of the test(s) themselves; statistical distributions of results; information about the staff tested broken down by role, and including designation decisions made upon receipt
of the tests; & organisational guidelines and communication pertaining to the analysis of results.

1b) Names of all and any companies used to provide psychometric testing,
including subcontractors used by outsourced recruitment agencies.

2) All documents and communicating pertaining to: decisions made to introduce or modify psychometric testing regimes; initiate use of results in a particular way or change the use of results.

2a) All documents and communicating pertaining to financial costs of
psychometric testing broken down by year, and including names of entities that psychometric testing related transactions occurred with in this breakdown.

3) Any documentation or communication pertaining to any cost/ benefit analysis taken to: introduce; modify; or make decisions taking into account the results of psychometric testing.