Official Information Act responses
Responses to selected Official Information Act (OIA) requests received by the Ministry are published here.
These responses provide information released under the provisions of the OIA and indicate if information is withheld and why.
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1. Conflicts of interest policies
Organisational policy regarding staff working on cases if they know or are related to the whānau.
Pdf, 1.4 MB
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2. Professional development
Financial breakdown of budgeting allocated for staff professional development from 2017/18 to 2021/22.
Pdf, 933 KB
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3. Information sharing and care & protection policies
What information can be shared from Family Group Conferences, and care and protection policies and procedures.
Pdf, 1.3 MB
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4. Oranga Tamariki databases
Information about requests made under the Official Information Act and the Privacy Act, and how Oranga Tamariki considers what is to be made publicly available.
Pdf, 1.1 MB
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5. Costings for consultants and agencies
The costings for consultants and agencies in 2022, polling, focus groups and market research.
Pdf, 839 KB
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6. Foster care households and financial payments
Data for the numbers of children in foster care households and financial payments.
Pdf, 819 KB
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7. Staff redundancies and pay-outs
Information relating to staff redundancies and pay-outs for 2020-23.
Pdf, 337 KB
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8. Pay scale for social workers
Pay scale for social workers at Oranga Tamariki.
Pdf, 294 KB
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9. Staff & work spaces at Oranga Tamariki
Information about Oranga Tamariki staff working in the office or from home.
Pdf, 764 KB
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10. Shaken Baby Syndrome
Information on investigations undertaken by Oranga Tamariki about Shaken Baby Syndrome .
Pdf, 766 KB
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11. Non-relative adoptions and foster placements
Data about non-relative adoptions, open adoptions, and foster placements.
Pdf, 805 KB
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12. Complaints procedures and policies
Copies of Complaints Procedures and policies for internal investigations and family group conferences.
Pdf, 904 KB
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13. Information about tamariki in care and medication
Information about the administration of prescription medication for tamariki in care.
Pdf, 272 KB
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14. Info and statistics about tamariki & rangatahi in care
Information and statistics around tamariki and rangatahi in state care from 2022-23.
Pdf, 492 KB
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15. Oranga Tamariki involvement with Jigsaw
Information about the involvement of Oranga Tamariki with the Jigsaw organisation.
Pdf, 760 KB
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16. Information and questions on child and family assessment
Policy information on the undertaking of a child and family assessment.
Pdf, 801 KB
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17. Process of assessing the suitability of foster parents
Process of assessing the suitability of foster carers.
Pdf, 415 KB
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18. The Entitlement to Remain or Return Programme
Information about the Entitlement to Remain or Return Programme, including the number of young people who have been part of the programme, the progress of the programme and its future.
Pdf, 336 KB
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19. Policy and Guidelines on writing reports to the court
The Policy and guidelines on writing reports to the court on section 15 and all other report writing.
Pdf, 802 KB
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20. Reports of Concern data
Reports of concern over the last 5 years broken down by age and ethnicity. Includes Appendix A - Reports of Concerns by financial year 2017 2021 and age ethnicity group.
Pdf, 884 KB
Published: December 21, 2017 · Updated: February 23, 2023