TY - SER AU - Tolley, Anne TI - Investing in children legislative reform: Underpinning the new operating model: Transition to independence - discretion to support young people up to age 25. Cabinet paper PY - 2016/// CY - Wellington, New Zealand : PB - Ministry of Social Development KW - New Zealand. Ministry for Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamariki KW - New Zealand KW - Child, Youth and Family KW - GOVERNMENT POLICY KW - ADOLESCENTS KW - CHILD PROTECTION KW - CHILDREN YOUNG PERSONS AND THEIR FAMILIES ACT 1989 KW - OUT OF HOME CARE KW - LAW REFORM KW - LEGISLATION KW - SOCIAL SERVICES KW - SUPPORT SERVICES KW - YOUNG PEOPLE KW - NEW ZEALAND N1 - Paper presented to the Cabinet Social Policy Committee. Publicly released cabinet paper, October 2016 N2 - This paper proposes to amend legislation to extend the existing discretion to support young people transitioning from care to independence up to age 25, and to ensure that reasonable efforts are made to remain in contact with young people after they leave care up to age 21. This paper is one of a series of papers that contain legislative proposals required to support the operating model for the Ministry for Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamariki (the new Ministry). The proposals in this paper will be included in a package of legislative reform, referred to in this paper as Bill No 2. Follow the website link for background information and the other cabinet papers relating to all aspects of the investing in children legislative reform. Follow the link to the NZFVC news item on the new Ministry and these changes. Record #5228 UR - http://www.msd.govt.nz/documents/about-msd-and-our-work/work-programmes/investing-in-children/cabinet-paper-transition-up-to-25.pdf UR - http://www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/work-programmes/investing-in-children/new-childrens-agency-established.html UR - https://nzfvc.org.nz/node/2530 ER -