Maintain effective working relationship with Oranga Tamariki focused on student safety and wellbeing.
The Dilworth Trust Board encourages participation and inputs from former students, especially who were abused, to collaborate on an acknowledgement and apology for the full Dilworth community that is an honest expression of remorse and regret. Read more here.
A full description of the Board's response to the Theme Nine recommendations, including work undertaken by Dilworth prior to the Inquiry recommendations being published, is available here.
Recommendation 18: Develop a trusting and cooperative relationship with police
"We recommend that the Dilworth Trust Board, as a priority, develops a trusting and cooperative relationship with New Zealand Police and continue to refer immediately any instances of sexual misconduct to police for investigation and co-operate promptly in providing information police seek."
Accepted
Recommendation 19: Develop an effective working relationship with the Anglican Church
"We recommend that the Dilworth Trust Board develop an effective working relationship with the Anglican Church to ensure chaplains employed by Dilworth have their performance properly reviewed and any concerns are immediately passed onto the other party and actioned effectively and swiftly."
Accepted
Maintain effective working relationship with Oranga Tamariki focused on student safety and wellbeing.
Completed / ongoing
Work with NZ Police to agree enhanced protocols for reporting abuse and managing documentation requests (already mandatory to report sexual abuse to police).
Completed
Agree a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Anglican Church.
Completed
Going beyond the MoU, work with the Anglican Church to promote an enduring relationship that is in the best interests of current and future students; share learnings from Dilworth’s own safeguarding journey with the Auckland Diocese.
Completed / ongoing
Snapshot of progress against Theme Nine action points (listed left):
To be done
In progress
Completed / ongoing
Completed
Updated 20/07/2024