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The Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with VOYCE – Whakarongo Mai, a community organisation that advocates for children and young people who have experience in the care system.

This report outlines the high-level activity of the Royal Commission into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions (the Inquiry) for the quarter ended 31 March 2020.

In the March 2020 edition of the Pānui:

State Redress Hearing deferred due to COVID-19
Inquiry chair attends poukai in the Waikato
New...

This briefing paper outlines: Key Te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi (Treaty) principles as expressed in Waitangi Tribunal reports Recent Cabinet guidance on the Treaty and how it should be used to inform Government legislative and policy drafting; An example considering how The Waitangi Tribunal expected Treaty principles to be applied within public sector frameworks, set out in the Hauora Report; An example of consultation methodologies outlined in publicly available materials within the welfare and justice sectors, outlined in Puao-Te-Ata-Tu.

This paper provides a high-level overview of relevant international and domestic human rights law on redress.

This Minute records the matters addressed at the procedural hearing on Tuesday 25 February 2020, the resulting decisions and orders, and related directions in advance of the hearing set down to commence on 23 March 2020 (phase 1).

In the Pānui February 2020 edition read about:

State redress hearing split into two phases
Heartfelt messages from survivors published
Whānau session to...

The paper provides information relating to redress and rehabilitation processes identified in international reviews or inquiries into Child Sexual Abuse in Care and in the case of Canada, the outcome of proceedings relevant to the civil litigation component of the redress investigation.

The paper provides information relevant to civil claims and civil redress processes relating to abuse in State care.

The paper provides information relating to redress processes for claims of abuse in New Zealand and where relevant the formal Government response to those recommendations.