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"In the last 15 years how many children have died in state care, broken down by year and region" : official information act response Oranga Tamariki response to OIA request, 30 August 2021 - Oranga Tamariki, Ministry for Children, 2021 - electronic document (6 pages) ; PDF file

The following questions were asked:
• In the last 15 years how many children have died in state care, broken down by year and region.
• How many died by suicide, broken down by year and region.
• How many died of natural causes, broken down by year and region.
• How many died in accidents, broken down by year and region.
• How many died due to child abuse, homicide or manslaughter.
• How many of the deaths resulted in investigations.
• How many children passed through state care in the last 15 years.

Oranga Tamariki was only able to provide data since its establishment on 1 April 2017. Since 1 April 2017, a total of 27 tamariki have died in state care.

The following data tables are provided:
Table One: Deaths in care by suicide, broken down by region and year.
Table Two: Deaths in care by natural causes, broken down by region and year.
Table Three: Deaths in care by accidents, broken down by region and year.
Table Four: Deaths in care by child abuse, homicide or manslaughter, broken down by region and year.
Table Five: Deaths in care resulting in investigations, broken down by region and year.
Table Six: Children in Custody of the Chief Executive as at 30 June 2006-2021. (From the document). Record #7711

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Oranga Tamariki, Ministry for Children

Subjects--Topical Terms:
CHILD ABUSE
CHILD PROTECTION
HOMICIDE
SUICIDE
STATISTICS
YOUNG PEOPLE

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
NEW ZEALAND