Children's Minister Karen Chhour says issues covered in the Oranga Tamariki privacy report should not be allowed to continue. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone
The Children's Minister says Oranga Tamariki's breaching of confidential information of children and families could not be allowed to continue under this government's watch.
An independent review details a host of what it calls grievous privacy breaches between 2021 and 2023 that in some cases led to physical harm to people.
The review was finished almost a year ago but has only just been released - and the ministry has a lot of fixes still to make.
Karen Chhour said the replacement of its unsecure case management system would help.
She did not comment on when she learned of the findings that date back to April 2024.
"While the issues covered in the Oranga Tamariki privacy report predate this government, they could not be allowed to continue under our watch," Chhour said in a statement.
The ministry had not had any serious (notifiable) breaches in the last 12 months.
"This is heartening but I will continue to monitor the ministry's progress."
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