Government agrees to a set of principles to guide the response to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in Care

The Government has agreed a set of principles to guide how the Crown will respond to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions (the Royal Commission) and engage with the survivors of historical abuse.

The principles are: manaakitanga; openness; transparency; learning, being joined up; and, meeting obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi. 

The Minister of State Services discusses the principles in a press release https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/historical-abuse-state-care-government-sets-out-how-it%E2%80%99ll-respond-inquiry

Further details about the Crown response to the Royal Commission can be found in a Cabinet paper published on the State Services Commission website.

Versions of the Cabinet paper are also available in NZSL and easy-read on the SSC website.

 

The Royal Commission

Information about the Royal Commission its available on its website www.abuseinstatecare.royalcommission.govt.nz

For anyone who was in State care or faith-based care, the website has full details on how to share your personal experiences with the Royal Commission.

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