Submission on the Redress System for Abuse in Care Bill 2025

Given the intergenerational impact on the mokopuna of survivors of abuse in State care, Mana Mokopuna - Children's Commissioner is very concerned to see the Bill’s presumption against redress for survivors who have committed serious offences.

We recommend that the Bill does not proceed and that all survivors of abuse in care are treated without discrimination within the redress system.

We also recommend that Government consults directly with mokopuna who have experienced abuse in care, to ensure the redress system upholds the rights and meets the needs of mokopuna survivors, both now and in the future.