Proactive release of information about further actions to accompany the apology

The Government has today proactively released information about the Government’s response to the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry.

Actions to support the public apology

In the proactively released documents you will find information about the $2 million survivor-focused fund announced by the Prime Minister on 12 November 2024.

The survivor-focused fund responds to the intent of recommendation 20 of the Royal Commission’s final report Whanaketia.

The fund also responds to elements of recommendations 71, 72, and 74 in the redress report and recommendation 19 of the final report Whanaketia.

The fund is for:

• Non-government organisations providing direct support to survivors including survivor-led initiatives
• Local authorities to care for or memorialise unmarked graves associated with psychiatric hospitals and psychopathic sites or other sites that were places of care.

The fund will be administered by the Department of Internal Affairs and a call for applications will be made early 2025.

Proactively released papers:

• Cabinet paper – Further Actions to Support the Public Apology to Survivors of Abuse in Care

• Appendix One: High-level summary of decisions responding to Royal Commission

• Appendix Two: Royal Commission’s recommended tangible actions

• SOU-24-MIN-0129 Cabinet Social Outcomes Committee Minute of Decision, 23 October 2024

• CAB-24-MIN-0412 Cabinet Minute of Decision, 25 October 2024.

Summary of redactions

• Section 9(2)(f)(iv) to enable the confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers of the Crown and officials:
  • Appendix One: high level summary of decisions responding to Royal Commission; and
• Not relevant to the work of the Crown Response to the Abuse in Care Inquiry:
  • CAB-24-MIN-0412 Cabinet Minute of Decision, 25 October 2024.

Proactive release further actions to accompany the apology [PDF, 3 MB]