Proactive releasesThe Government’s decisions on how the State will support the Royal Commission to succeed are set out in the series of Cabinet papers and Briefings below. |
Cabinet papers |
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July 2023 Cabinet noted the Minister for the Public Service's intended appointees to the Design and Advisory Groups to produce the high-level design proposals for the new redress system for survivors of abuse in care. Alternate format versions of the Cabinet paper will be published here as soon as they are available. |
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May 2023 Cabinet agreed to the next stages of work for a set of immediate projects to improve the experience of seeking redress for survivors of abuse in care: the design and implementation of an interim listening service, records improvements, and a public (national) apology and accompanying tangible actions. |
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May 2023 Cabinet agreed to the Terms of Reference for the Design and Advisory Groups preparing high-level proposals for a redress system for survivors of abuse in care. Cabinet paper - full version with Cabinet minutes (record of decision) [PDF, 2.1 MB] Alternate format versions of the Cabinet paper are published here as soon as they are available. |
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December 2022 Cabinet agreed to arrangements for the high-level design of a new redress system as part of its response to the Royal Commission into Historical Abuse in Care’s redress findings. Cabinet paper - Redress system design arrangement [PDF, 18 MB] Easy Read Word version [DOCX, 5.5 MB] Easy Read PDF version [PDF, 2.4 MB] |
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August 2022 Cabinet paper - full version with Cabinet minutes (record of decision) [PDF, 2 MB] Cabinet agreed to work on four immediate projects ahead of detailed design of the new independent redress system. |
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December 2021 Cabinet paper - full version, with Cabinet Committee minute (record of decision) [PDF, 1.5 MB] Cabinet agreed to develop an independent survivor-focused redress system, informed by the Royal Commission’s findings and recommendations. |
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December 2019 Cabinet paper – full version, with Cabinet minutes (records of decision) [PDF, 1.7 MB] Cabinet agreed to a new Crown Resolution Strategy for resolving historical claims arising from abuse in state care, based on the six principles. |
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September 2019 Cabinet paper – full version, with Cabinet minutes (records of decision) [PDF, 883 KB] Cabinet agreed on a process for aligning the Crown’s business with the six principles guiding its response to the Abuse in Care Inquiry. |
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September 2019 Cabinet paper – full version, with Cabinet minutes (records of decision) [PDF, 4.6 MB] Cabinet agreed on a process for working with non-government organisations (NGOs) and Crown entities to identify their support needs so they can engage appropriately with the Royal Commission and with survivors of abuse in care. |
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April 2019 Cabinet paper – full version [PDF, 1 MB] Cabinet paper – Cabinet minute (record of decision) [PDF, 376 KB] Cabinet paper – easy read version [PDF, 1.8 MB] Cabinet paper – sign language video(external link) Cabinet agreed the Crown’s strategic approach to its engagement with the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry, based on six principles (manaakitanga, openness, transparency, learning, being joined up and meeting our obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi). |
Briefings |
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24 July 2023 Crown Response briefing to the Minister for the Public Service, Minister for Children, Minister for Social Development and Employment, Minister of Health, and the Associate Minister of Education, 2 September 2022 |
Crown statementsCrown Statement - State Institutional Response Hearing 2022 The Crown's opening statement at the Royal Commission's State institutional response hearing Read by Crown counsel on the opening day of the Royal Commission’s State institutional response hearing, held in August 2022. |
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Crown Statement - Māori Hearing 2022 Read by Crown counsel on the opening day of the Royal Commission’s Māori hearing, held in March 2022. |
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Crown Statement - State redress hearing 2020 The Crown's closing submission for the Royal Commission State redress hearing The Crown's management of claims involving abuse in State care, including its responses to concerns raised by claimants, are summarised in its closing statement to phase two of the Royal Commission's State redress hearing, which was held October-November 2020. |
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Crown Statement - contextual hearing 2019 Crown statement at the Royal Commission's contextual hearing, October 2019 At the Royal Commission’s contextual hearing in November 2019, the Crown counsel made a statement setting out how the Crown intends to engage with and respond to the Commission. |
Crown response fundingSummary of funding for the Crown’s response to the Royal Commission, listing amounts by Budget appropriation (Vote) 2019-20 Crown Response funding 2020-21 Crown Response funding 2021-22 Crown Response funding |
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Briefing to incoming MinisterBriefings to incoming Ministers (BIMs) are briefings received by incoming Ministers following the formation of a new Government or changes to Cabinet. Following changes to Cabinet in January 2023, the new Minister for the Public Service was provided a BIM and this has been released on the Beehive website: Briefing to the Incoming Minister for the Public Service - Crown Response(external link) Following the formation of a new Government in November 2020, the Minister for the Public Service was provided with a BIM and this has been released on the Beehive website: Briefing to the Incoming Minister for the Public Service - Crown Response(external link) |
Shared redaction guidanceThis document provides guidance to agencies for releasing personal information requested by individuals who have been in care and arises from work done to engage with and respond to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historic Abuse in Care. Shared redaction guidance [DOCX, 189 KB] Shared redaction guidance [PDF, 206 KB] Guidance for people wanting access to records made about their time in care is published here. |
Proactive release of Official Information Act requestsResponses to selected Official Information Act (OIA) requests received by the Crown Response Unit are published here. To make an OIA request please email contact@abuseinquiryresponse.govt.nz 14 September 2023: Information about the appointment Iona Holsted as Chair of the Chief Executives’ Sponsoring Group to provide governance to the Crown Response Unit. Official information about appointment of Iona Holsted [PDF, 228 KB] |
