Government to outlaw strip searches of children in state care
Monday 11 November 2024 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated In this story Christopher Luxon, Erica Stanford
The Government will introduce legislation to ban the strip searching of minors in state care. This announcement comes ahead of a formal apology to survivors of state care abuse. Some survivors have expressed concerns that the proposed law changes do not go far enough, noting that a redress process has not yet been announced.