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Interagency guide to gateway assessments
Occurs on: Gateway assessments
Information and guidance for all agencies and professionals involved in delivering gateway assessments.
Care
Assessing and approving caregivers and adoptive applicants
We need to build engagement and trust with people wanting to care for tamariki and support them through assessment and approval.
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Legal aspects relating to the gateway assessment process
Occurs on: Gateway assessments, Medical examinations and treatment
Summarises what social workers need to know about the legal aspects of the gateway process.
When children and young people move (including overseas) policy — Resources
Templates for use when children and young people move or holiday overseas.
Policy
Return home
This policy outlines what we do when tamariki and rangatahi who have been in the custody of the Oranga Tamariki chief executive for longer than 56 days are returning home.
Care
Allegations of harm to tamariki and rangatahi by caregivers
The oranga and safety of te tamaiti or rangatahi is our first concern when an allegation of harm is made against a caregiver. We are respectful, fair, transparent and sensitive to caregivers’ needs during the child and family assessment or investigation.
Practice tools
Tiaki Oranga
Tiaki Oranga is our tool to help us understand and plan for current safety, harm and risk for te tamaiti or rangatahi. We complete it more than once across the practice continuum for all service lines. Tiaki Oranga replaces the safety and risk screen.
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Chronology to support initial assessment phase – template
Occurs on: Using chronologies to support decision-making in the initial assessment phase
Key relevant life events, transitions, and key professional and whānau or family responses.
Policy
Adoption – Domestic in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) surrogacy adoption
Under New Zealand law, a tamaiti born as a result of in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) surrogacy is considered the legal tamaiti of the IVF surrogate (and partner, if applicable).
Care
Allegations of harm in care or custody
The safety and wellbeing of te tamaiti or rangatahi in care or custody is our first concern when there are allegations of harm or concerns for oranga.