56366 (2024). Kahurangi Carter to the Minister for Children

56366 (2024). Kahurangi Carter to the Minister for Children: Further to reply 48233, when can we expect all discussions about contracts to be completed?

Hon Karen Chhour: I am advised by Oranga Tamariki that they are still in active discussions with some providers on their service plans for the financial year. However, further to my answer to WPQ 48233 (2024), I refer the Member to the following public statement from Oranga Tamariki that “the service and investment changes proposed from FY2024 to FY2025 include: - 50 services (with 35 providers) ended naturally and as intended on 30 June 2024 – the contracted funding was one off, and or the service reached its intended end date. - 269 services (with 142 providers) are being reduced to align to service levels based around forecasted utilisation and need. - 337 services (with 190 providers) are being discontinued due to a change in prioritised need, under performance, and or underutilisation in previous years. - 1470 services (with 451 providers) are already contracted in FY2025, or being re contracted with the same level of service from FY2024. - We are in the process of procuring at least 50 new services during FY2025.”