About torture redress, Crown Response Office and Xmas shutdown
Kia ora koutou,
This is the first pānui from the Crown Response Office.
The Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry’s final report, Whanaketia through pain and trauma, from darkness to light recommended a central government agency be established to coordinate, monitor and report on the government’s response to the Royal Commission. The Crown Response Office was established in December 2024 and is in the Public Service Commission.
Strategic oversight of the Crown response is through a Chief Executives Group chaired by Deputy Public Service Commissioner, Rebecca Kitteridge. Members of the group are Chief Executives from:
- Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
- Oranga Tamariki | Ministry for Children
- Ministry of Education
- Ministry of Health
- Ministry of Justice
- Ministry of Social Development
- The Treasury
- Whaikaha | Ministry of Disabled People.
Register for a Lake Alice torture redress
Survivors of abuse at the Lake Alice Child and Adolescent Unit can register for torture redress through the Crown Response Office. Information about the package, including eligibility details, can be found here: About the torture redress package | Crown response to the Abuse in Care Inquiry
Proactive release of information
Over the last month the Government has proactively released information about its response to the Royal Commission. These can all be found here:
Releases of information | Crown response to the Abuse in Care Inquiry(external link)
Summer 2024-25 Hours
The Crown Response Office will be closed on Monday 23 December 2024 to Friday 3 January 2025. It will re-open on Monday 6 January 2025. We will issue another pānui as and when we have updates on our work programme in 2025.
Ngā manaakitanga and Meri kerihimete,
Crown Response Office