Experiences of Care in Aotearoa 2022/2023
Published February 2024
Our report on agency compliance with the National Care Standards Regulations for the period 1 July 2022 – 30 June 2023.
Our reports are provided to the Minister for Children, tabled in Parliament and published for the public on this page.
All reports can be read and downloaded on the pages below, together with the response from monitored agencies to our findings.
In addition to the below reports, the Oversight of the Oranga Tamariki System Act required us to produce two new reports from 1 May 2023. Our first annual report on outcomes for and Māori and their will cover the period July 2023 - June 2024. Our first three-yearly report on the state of the oranga tamariki system will cover the period July 2023 - June 2026.
Published February 2024
Our report on agency compliance with the National Care Standards Regulations for the period 1 July 2022 – 30 June 2023.
Published February 2023
Our report on agency compliance with the National Care Standards Regulations for the period 1 July 2021 – 30 June 2022.
Published January 2022
Our first full report on agency compliance with all of the National Care Standards Regulations and Related Matters Regulations. This report covers the period 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021.
Published August 2024
A review of the implementation of the recommendations from Dame Karen Poutasi’s review of the Children’s System Response to Abuse
Published January 2024
A review of access to primary health services and dental care for children in care
Published August 2023
An in-depth look at the experiences and practices surrounding and cared for at home by their parent/s while in State custody
Published November 2020
This was our third and final initial monitoring report focusing solely on Regulations 69 and 85, relating to reports of abuse and neglect of children and young people in care, and Regulation 86, which requires agencies to monitor their own compliance.
Published June 2020
Our second report continued to monitor Regulations 69 and 85, relating to reports of abuse and neglect of children and young people in care, and also monitored Regulation 86, which requires agencies to monitor their own compliance.
Published December 2019
Our first report covered agency compliance with two of the National Care Standards Regulations, Regulations 69 and 85, which are about allegations of abuse or neglect of children in care and how these are dealt with.