Safety of Children in Care
The Safety of Children in Care unit reviews and measures the findings of harm for tamariki and rangatahi in care. This enables us to better understand what is happening for tamariki in our care, and mahi to prevent future harm.
Most tamariki enter the care of Oranga Tamariki because they have been harmed. The data shows that, where we remove tamariki from those harmful situations, in the vast majority of cases we keep them safe. But it also shows that some tamariki continue to experience harm – from whānau, other adults or other tamariki.
We have taken action around harmful situations, well before the data was collected. In some cases they have involved other agencies, such as the Police. In every single case social workers have done an assessment to determine how we should proceed and whether to involve others.
The harm of any tamaiti or rangatahi is unacceptable. This data shows that the changes we are implementing are essential.
Annual report
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Annual Report 2023/24
The 2023/24 Annual Report covers the activity of Oranga Tamariki for the period 1 July 2023 until 30 June 2024.
Correction to Page 60: Our explanation for the removal of requests seeking identifying information on birth parents is incorrectly attributed and the statement that “open adoptions were legalised” was inaccurrate.
We removed this measure due to the reduction of adopted adults seeking identifying information under section 9 of the Adult Adoption Information Act. Over time, fewer people have needed this. While there is no legislative basis for open adoption, there has been a reduced need for this information. More adoptions from the mid-1980s onwards have included a measure of openness.Pdf, 11 MB
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Safety of Children in Care Annual Report 2022/23
The Safety of Children in Care Annual Report provides data from July 2022-June 2023 and helps us understand the full picture of where harm is occurring. This helps us to focus on the right actions to keep children in care safe.
Pdf, 9.8 MB
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Safety of Children in Care Annual Report 2021/22
The Safety of Children in Care Annual Report provides data from July 2021-June 2022 and helps us understand the full picture of where harm is occurring. This helps us to focus on the right actions to keep children in care safe.
Pdf, 1.5 MB
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Safety of Children in Care Annual Report 2020/21
The Safety of Children in Care Annual Report provides data from July 2020 – June 2021 and helps us understand the full picture of where harm is occurring. This helps us to focus on the right actions to keep children in care safe.
Pdf, 1.5 MB
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Safety of Children in Care Annual Report 2018/19
The Safety of Children in Care Annual Report provides data from July 2018 – June 2019 and helps us understand the full picture of where harm is occurring. This helps us to focus on the right actions to keep children in care safe.
Pdf, 2.7 MB
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Safety of Children in Care Annual Report 2019/20
The Safety of Children in Care Annual Report provides data from July 2019 – June 2020 and helps us understand the full picture of where harm is occurring. This helps us to focus on the right actions to keep children in care safe.
Pdf, 550 KB
Biannual report
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Safety Of Children in Care biannual report July to December 2020
The Safety of Children in Care Annual Report provides data from July 2020 – December 2020 and helps us understand the full picture of where harm is occurring. This helps us to focus on the right actions to keep children in care safe.
Pdf, 815 KB
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Safety of Children in Care biannual report July to December 2019
This six-month report provides data for the period (July December 2019) measuring the harm experienced by children and young people in care.
Pdf, 664 KB
Quarterly reports
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Safety of Children in Care - Quarter 4 - April to June 2019
This report shows our findings for the quarter ending June 2019.
Pdf, 2.4 MB
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Safety of Children in Care - Quarter 3 - January to March 2019
This report shows our findings for the quarter ending March 2019.
Pdf, 2.5 MB
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Safety of Children in Care - Quarter 2 - October to December 2018
This report shows our findings for the quarter ending December 2018.
Pdf, 390 KB
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Safety of Children in Care - Quarter 1 - July to September 2018
This report shows our findings for the quarter ending September 2018.
Pdf, 474 KB
Published: March 13, 2019 · Updated: January 29, 2024