Oranga Tamariki has acknowledged improvements need to be made (file image).
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Data provided by the Ministry for Children to the Independent Children s Monitor showed children were only told what happened in just over a quarter of cases.
The monitor s report for the year to June 2020 said it was important to tell tamariki what happened after they made a complaint, so they felt their concerns had been taken seriously. Closing the circle and reporting back to tamariki, rangatahi and their whānau is an important part of the allegation of abuse or neglect process, the report said. Regulation 69 requires that the tamariki and rangatahi at the centre of an allegation are informed of the outcome of the investigation.
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