Cabinet papersThe Government’s decisions on how the State will support the Royal Commission to succeed are set out in the series of Cabinet papers below. |
May 2023 Cabinet agreed to the Terms of Reference for the Design and Advisory Groups preparing high-level proposals for a redress system for survivors of abuse in care. Cabinet paper - full version with Cabinet minutes (record of decision) [PDF, 2.1 MB] Alternate format versions of the Cabinet paper are published here as soon as they are available |
December 2022 Cabinet agreed to arrangements for the high-level design of a new redress system as part of its response to the Royal Commission into Historical Abuse in Care’s redress findings. Cabinet paper - Redress system design arrangement [PDF, 18 MB] Easy Read Word version [DOCX, 5.5 MB] Easy Read PDF version [PDF, 2.4 MB] |
August 2022 Cabinet paper - full version with Cabinet minutes (record of decision) [PDF, 2 MB] Cabinet agreed to work on four immediate projects ahead of detailed design of the new independent redress system. |
December 2021 Cabinet paper - full version, with Cabinet Committee minute (record of decision) [PDF, 1.5 MB] Cabinet agreed to develop an independent survivor-focused redress system, informed by the Royal Commission’s findings and recommendations. |
December 2019 Cabinet paper – full version, with Cabinet minutes (records of decision) [PDF, 1.7 MB] Cabinet agreed to a new Crown Resolution Strategy for resolving historical claims arising from abuse in state care, based on the six principles. |
September 2019 Cabinet paper – full version, with Cabinet minutes (records of decision) [PDF, 883 KB] Cabinet agreed on a process for aligning the Crown’s business with the six principles guiding its response to the Abuse in Care Inquiry. |
September 2019 Cabinet paper – full version, with Cabinet minutes (records of decision) [PDF, 4.6 MB] Cabinet agreed on a process for working with non-government organisations (NGOs) and Crown entities to identify their support needs so they can engage appropriately with the Royal Commission and with survivors of abuse in care. |
April 2019 Cabinet paper – full version [PDF, 1 MB] Cabinet paper – Cabinet minute (record of decision) [PDF, 376 KB] Cabinet paper – easy read version [PDF, 1.8 MB] Cabinet paper – sign language video(external link) Cabinet agreed the Crown’s strategic approach to its engagement with the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry, based on six principles (manaakitanga, openness, transparency, learning, being joined up and meeting our obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi). |
Crown StatementsCrown Statement - State Institutional Response Hearing 2022 The Crown's opening statement at the Royal Commission's State institutional response hearing Read by Crown counsel on the opening day of the Royal Commission’s State institutional response hearing, held in August 2022. |
Crown Statement - Māori Hearing 2022 Read by Crown counsel on the opening day of the Royal Commission’s Māori hearing, held in March 2022. |
Crown Statement - State redress hearing 2020 The Crown's closing submission for the Royal Commission State redress hearing The Crown's management of claims involving abuse in State care, including its responses to concerns raised by claimants, are summarised in its closing statement to phase two of the Royal Commission's State redress hearing, which was held October-November 2020. |
Crown Statement - contextual hearing 2019 Crown statement at the Royal Commission's contextual hearing, October 2019 At the Royal Commission’s contextual hearing in November 2019, the Crown counsel made a statement setting out how the Crown intends to engage with and respond to the Commission. |
Crown response fundingSummary of funding for the Crown’s response to the Royal Commission, listing amounts by Budget appropriation (Vote) 2019-20 Crown Response funding 2020-21 Crown Response funding 2021-22 Crown Response funding |
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Briefing to Incoming MinisterBriefings to Incoming Ministers (BIMs) are briefings received by incoming Ministers following the formation of a new Government or changes to Cabinet. Following changes to Cabinet in January 2023, the new Minister for the Public Service was provided a BIM and this has been released on the Beehive website: Briefing to the Incoming Minister for the Public Service - Crown Response(external link) Following the formation of a new Government in November 2020, the Minister for the Public Service was provided with a BIM and this has been released on the Beehive website: Briefing to the Incoming Minister for the Public Service - Crown Response(external link) |
Crown Response Unit PublicationsShared Redaction GuidanceThis document provides guidance to agencies for releasing personal information requested by individuals who have been in care and arises from work done to engage with and respond to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historic Abuse in Care. Shared Redaction Guidance [DOCX, 189 KB] Shared Redaction Guidance [PDF, 206 KB] Guidance for people wanting access to records made about their time in care is published here. |