Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 8, 2019 17:11:03 GMT 12
HISTORIC ABUSE IN STATE CARE - GOVERNMENT SETS OUT RESPONSE
The Government has agreed on a set of principles to guide how government agencies and the Crown responds to the Royal Commission into historical abuse in state care and in the care of faith-based institutions.
The six principles are:
• manaakitanga – treating people with humanity, compassion, fairness, respect and responsible caring that upholds the mana of those involved;
• openness – being honest and sincere, being open to receiving new ideas and willing to consider how we do things currently, and how we have done things in the past;
• transparency – sharing information, including the reasons behind all actions;
• learning – active listening and learning from the Royal Commission and survivors, and using that information to change and improve systems;
• being joined up – agencies work together closely to make sure activities are aligned, engagement with the Royal Commission is coordinated and the resulting actions are collectively owned; and
• meeting our obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi – honouring the Treaty, its principles, meeting our obligations and building a stronger Māori-Crown relationship through the way we operate and behave......
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1905/S00068/historic-abuse-in-state-care-government-sets-out-response.htm
The Government has agreed on a set of principles to guide how government agencies and the Crown responds to the Royal Commission into historical abuse in state care and in the care of faith-based institutions.
The six principles are:
• manaakitanga – treating people with humanity, compassion, fairness, respect and responsible caring that upholds the mana of those involved;
• openness – being honest and sincere, being open to receiving new ideas and willing to consider how we do things currently, and how we have done things in the past;
• transparency – sharing information, including the reasons behind all actions;
• learning – active listening and learning from the Royal Commission and survivors, and using that information to change and improve systems;
• being joined up – agencies work together closely to make sure activities are aligned, engagement with the Royal Commission is coordinated and the resulting actions are collectively owned; and
• meeting our obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi – honouring the Treaty, its principles, meeting our obligations and building a stronger Māori-Crown relationship through the way we operate and behave......
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1905/S00068/historic-abuse-in-state-care-government-sets-out-response.htm