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About usThe Crown Response Unit was established in 2019 to coordinate the Government’s response to the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry(external link). The Royal Commission was set up by the Government in 2018 to investigate what happened to children, young people and vulnerable adults in State and faith-based care in Aotearoa New Zealand between the years 1950-99. Its final report is due in 2024. |
Our approachThe Crown Response Unit is solely focused on survivors. This means all of our work is survivor-led and trauma-informed. We are committed to listening, learning and changing. Mā Whakarongo me Ako ka huri te tai. The Crown Response Unit is guided by six principles:
We have produced a document that describes how the Crown Response Unit treats information shared by participants before, during and after our engagement activities. Alternate formats of this document can be found here. |
OutcomesThe Crown would like to see the following outcomes from the Royal Commission process:
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GovernanceStrategic governance of the Crown response is provided by a Sponsoring Group made up of the Chief Executives from:
The Chair of the Sponsoring Group is the Secretary of Education, Iona Holsted. The Minister for the Public Service, Hon Nicola Willis is the Minister responsible for the Crown response to the Abuse in Care Inquiry. A crown-agency working group oversees and helps coordinate agencies' contributions to the Crown response. The group includes representatives of the following agencies most directly involved in State care, or holding key records about care history:
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Our Director
Isaac (Ngāti Kahungunu, Rangitāne) was previously Head of Injury Prevention at ACC, where he worked since 2007 across all aspects of prevention, care and recovery. He has worked collaboratively across the public sector in strengthening partnerships, supporting the delivery of public sector strategies, and supporting the development of whānau-centred well-being models. Isaac started on 1 February 2023. He replaced Alana Ruakere. |
Our newsFor news about our work go to Karere - Our news section. |
Alternate formatsYou can find alternate formats about our work programme in Easy Read, large print, audio, NZSL and braille formats: Alternate formats. |