The Safety of Children in Care Unit is responsible for reviewing and reporting on all findings of abuse related to all children in care. Children in care are defined as being subject to a custodial order or legal agreement under the Oranga Tamariki Act. For this review all placement arrangements are considered including those where children remain at home and those where they live independently.

Findings are reported across all abuse types (physical, sexual, emotional and neglect). Findings are also reported on all categories of alleged abusers.

This is the first annual report, replacing the quarterly reporting series, which first used the new measurement methodology (follow the link for the Measurement of harm report) to report on data for July - September 2018 (#6184). There will also be a biannual report series. Record #6738