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3x Cabinet papers giving effect to the Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System and Children and Young People’s Commission Acts

Hon Carmel Sepuloni, Minister for Social Development and Employment

These documents have been proactively released.

14 December 2022, Cabinet paper - Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System and Children and Young People’s Commission Acts: Policy Decisions for regulations

14 December 2022, Cabinet Social Wellbeing Committee Minute SWC-22-MIN-0255, Cabinet Office

This paper seeks agreement to policy proposals for regulations to support the oversight system established by the Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System Act 2022 and Children and Young People’s Commission Act 2022 (the Acts).

15 March 2023, Cabinet paper – Establishing the financial arrangements of the Independent Children’s Monitor within Vote Education Review Office

15 March 2023, Cabinet Social Wellbeing Committee Minute SWC-23-MIN-0013, Cabinet Office

This paper seeks agreement to transfer departmental funding from Vote Social Development to Vote Education Review Office for 2022/23 and outyears, including the transfer of the assets and liabilities related to the new departmental agency, Aroturuki Tamariki - Independent Children’s Monitor (the Monitor), between the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) and the Education Review Office (ERO) as of 1 May 2023.

16 March 2023, Cabinet paper – Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System Regulations 2023, and Children and Young People’s Commission (Relevant Agencies) Regulations 2023

16 March 2023, Cabinet Legislation Committee Minute LEG-23-MIN-0020.

This paper seeks authorisation to submit the attached Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System Regulations 2023 and Children and Young People’s Commission Regulations 2023 to the Executive Council. It also seeks agreement to submit the attached Order in Council to the Executive Council, in order to bring forward the date of commencement of the Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System Act 2022 from 1 July 2023 to 1 May 2023.

Some of the information in these documents would not be appropriate to release and, if requested, would be withheld under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act). Where this is the case, the relevant sections of the Act that would apply are provided. Where information has been withheld, no public interest has been identified that would outweigh the reasons for withholding it.

· Section 9(2)(f)(iv) - the confidentiality of advice under active consideration

The following documents that accompanied the Cabinet papers are already publicly available:

· Clarification of Policy Matters to Support the Oversight of the Oranga Tamariki System and Children’s Commission Legislation Bill, Minute of Decision Cabinet Minute CAB-19-MIN-0687 (msd.govt.nz)

· Minute of Decision: Paper One - Arrangements for the Monitor of the Oranga Tamariki System CAB-21-MIN-0153.01 Minute (msd.govt.nz)

SWC paper: Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System and Children and Young People’s Commission Acts: Policy Decisions for regulations

Te Puna Aonui – the Joint Venture for the Elimination of Family Violence and Sexual Violence was also consulted on this paper.

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