Questions about Oranga Tamariki Youth Justice Residences
Emily O'Callaghan made this Official Information request to Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children
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From: Emily O'Callaghan
Dear Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children,
Oranga Tamariki operate five youth justice residences in Aotearoa.
Under the Official Information Act 1982, I request the following informations about these residences:
1. Are remand and non-remand populations mixed in youth justice residences? If so, is this a policy in all residences or only some?
2. What steps are taken to ensure complaints or records of complaints are not recorded in the child’s personal file in these residence?
3. What steps are taken to ensure that when a staff member has a grievance lodged against them by a resident these complaints are not investigated by that same staff member?
4. What is the process for handling complaints / reports of concern which are disclosed informally (i.e. not a written complaint) in youth justice residences?
5. Any templates for complaints reports and letters notifying formal outcome of decision used by both residence managers and grievance panels.
Yours faithfully,
Emily O'Callaghan
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I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your request for information about
Questions about Oranga Tamariki Youth Justice Residences under the
[1]Official Information Act 1982.
We will endeavour to respond to you as soon as possible, and in any case,
no later than 9^th October 2025, being 20 working days from our receipt of
your request on 11^th September 2025, as provided for under the Act.
If we are unable to respond to your request within those 20 working days,
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Your reference number is: OIA-CE-2025-03098
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