Garth Young has been employed by MSD or its predecessors since 1984 and has held a number of roles.

Simon MacPherson is one of three witnesses giving evidence on behalf of the Ministry of Social Development (MSD).

Sonja Cooper and Amanda Hill will expand on the evidence relating to redress that they provided to the Inquiry at the Contextual Hearing in October/November 2019.

Gay Rowe will give evidence as the sister of, and guardian for, Paul Beale.

Dr Fiona Inkpen will give evidence on behalf of Stand Children’s Services Tū Māia Whānau (Stand Tū Māia), describing the historic abuse claims received by Stand Tū Māia in relation to Health Camps, and the trauma-competent, bi-cultural approach that Stand Tū Māia has developed for responding to these claims. She will draw on those experiences to make recommendations for how these types of claims should be addressed by all agencies going forward.

Trish Grant is the Director of Advocacy at IHC.

Kerry Johnson was assessed at a young age as having an intellectual disability.

Tanya and Georgina Sammons gave evidence of their experiences of the Ministry of Social Development’s historic claims process in their attempts to address the abuse they suffered while in foster care.

Leonie McInroe has provided a statement giving evidence about her experiences in seeking justice and compensation for the abuse she suffered in the Child and Adolescent Unit at Lake Alice Hospital, and her desire to see Dr Leeks held accountable, which she feels has still not happened in the 26 years since she filed her civil proceedings.

Earl White gave evidence of the abuse he experienced at Epuni Boys Home and Hokio Beach School, and the process of taking a civil claim in the High Court against the Ministry of Social Development.