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Children’s Act 2014

Child protection policies

14: Purpose of this Part

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"Keeping kids safe: making sure groups have plans to prevent child abuse and neglect"

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The purpose of this part of the law is to make sure child protection policies are in place. You need to know these policies must include how to identify and report child abuse and neglect. These policies must be adopted by certain groups, including some State services and the board of Health New Zealand, school boards, and people who have contracts with these services or boards.

These groups have to create and use these policies to help keep children safe. They have to report on how they are using these policies. This is an important part of keeping children safe from abuse and neglect in New Zealand.

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Part 2Child protection policies

14Purpose of this Part

  1. The purpose of this Part is to require child protection policies (that must contain provisions on the identification and reporting of child abuse and neglect) to be—

  2. adopted and reported on by prescribed State services and the board of Health New Zealand; and
    1. adopted by school boards; and
      1. adopted by certain people with whom those services or boards enter into contracts or funding arrangements.

        Notes
        • Section 14(a): amended, on , by section 43 of the Pae Ora (Disestablishment of Māori Health Authority) Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 5).