52169 (2025). Hon Willow-Jean Prime to the Lead Coordination Minister for the Government's Response to the Royal Commission’s Report into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions

Written Question

Published date: 13 Nov 2025

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	52169 (2025)
Question asked:	02 Nov 2025
Member asking:	Hon Willow-Jean Prime
Portfolio:	Lead Coordination Minister for the Government's Response to the Royal Commission’s Report into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions
Minister replying:	Hon Erica Stanford
Answer received:	10 Nov 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_52169_2025
Document guid:	c30c7a75-ff6c-455f-85b3-034548cf7f69

52169 (2025). Hon Willow-Jean Prime to the Lead Coordination Minister for the Government's Response to the Royal Commission’s Report into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions: Further to 36057 (2025), when, if at all, will this Cabinet Paper be publicly released?

Hon Erica Stanford: This paper, along with the paper that sought Cabinet's agreement for the Bill to be introduced will be proactively released by the end of November. An earlier paper where Cabinet took initial policy decisions in relation to survivors who are also serious offenders have was proactively released in June and is available at: https://www.abuseinquiryresponse.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/Cabinet-papers/2025-06-27-Serious-Offenders-papers-amalgamated-set.pdf