Child Protection Protocol : joint operating procedures

Child Protection Protocol : joint operating procedures New Zealand Police and Oranga Tamariki, Ministry for Children - Wellington, New Zealand : New Zealand Police, 2021 - electronic document (26 pages) ; PDF file

Dated December 2021, published March 2022. This agreement replaces the existing 2016 Child Protection Protocol.

The role of New Zealand Police (Police) is to investigate criminal offending, hold offenders to account, and prevent future offending. The role of Oranga Tamariki–Ministry for Children (Oranga Tamariki) is to support any tamaiti (child) in New Zealand whose wellbeing is at significant risk of harm now, or in the future. Oranga Tamariki also work with rangatahi (young people) who may have offended, or are likely to offend.

NZ Police and Oranga Tamariki use the Child Protection Protocol: Joint Operating Procedures (CPP) when they jointly consider a report of concern or complaint meets the definitions as set out in this document, and when there is a role for both parties. (From the website). Record #7868


New Zealand Police | Ngā Pirihimana o Aotearoa.
Oranga Tamariki, Ministry for Children


CHILD ABUSE
CHILD NEGLECT
CHILD EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE
GUIDELINES
INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION
RISK ASSESSMENT
SOCIAL SERVICES


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