Caring for children and young people policy — Key information
Updated: 17 February 2017
What's important to us
We want all tamariki (children and young people) to reach their potential. Wherever possible we need to support their family/whānau to care safely for them, and to support extended family/whānau to provide care when tamariki are unable to live with their parents. This includes working in partnership with family/whānau, supporting their participation in decision-making, and the provision of safe and secure care of their tamariki.
Babysitting and overnight stays: When children or young people are in care
Consenting to medical examination and treatment
Custody, guardianship and wardship
Grief and separation when a child or young person enters care
Policy: Support for tamariki in care or custody
Higher Foster Care Allowance (HFCA)
Maintaining family/whānau relationships
Putting safety first: Is it ever okay to use 'reasonable force' against children and young people?
Reporting and managing missing children and young people in care
Returning children and young people safely home
Visits with tamariki and rangatahi in care or custody
Social workers giving evidence in Court
Specialist placements for young people with high needs
Transitioning between placements
Undertaking a mass allegation investigation
Volatile substance abuse (huffing)