Aotearoa New Zealand will share its journey in making child protection practice transparent and accessible through a national practice framework grounded in Te Tiriti o Waitangi and a world-leading public-facing Practice Centre. Together, these mechanisms bring clarity, cultural grounding and mana-enhancing practice into the heart of everyday work with children, families and whānau.
The session will explore how transparency strengthens accountability, builds trust with communities and supports consistent, high-quality practice across diverse regions and contexts.
Delegates will participate in an interactive Slido-based activity exploring what good transparency looks like across cultures, what information should be public, and what enables understanding of child protection systems.
These insights will be synthesised into Top Principles for Publicly Accessible Child Protection Practice, forming the basis of the session’s policy brief and offering governments practical, culturally adaptable considerations for strengthening trust and system performance.
