1. A new child-centered operating model for vulnerable children 29 July 2016

2. “…All children and young people are in loving families and communities where they can be safe, strong, connected, and able to flourish”. Artwork painted by a young woman (aged 17) with experience of the youth justice system, and her social worker. The Expert Panel described an aspirational vision for the future…

3. Building blocks of the future system Engaging all New Zealanders A child-centred system Strategic partnering An investment approach High aspirations for Māori A trauma-informed professional practice framework There are six key building blocks of the future system…

4. A recap… the case for investment The current system settings are clearly not delivering the outcomes we need: Low aspirations for children in care System is fragmented, lacks clear accountability Children tell us the system does not place them at the centre Not focused on helping families and whānau to care for their children Culturally appropriate models not in place Lack of alignment across health, education, care

5. Children who experience CYF interventions also have dramatically worse outcomes as young adults than the rest of the population Of the children with a care placement born in the 12 months to June 1991:  BenefitAlmost 90%  Benefit & ChildAlmost 25%  No NCEA Level 2Almost 80%  YJ ReferralOver 30%  Custodial SentenceAlmost 20%  Community SentenceAlmost 40% New Zealand’s vulnerable children Children placed with a caregiving family, on average: Are aged 7-8 years; and Have already experienced 7-8 home placements

6. A single clear point of accountability and a common purpose – loving stable families A child-centred system Focus on high aspirations for Māori children Adopting a formal social investment approach Re-design of five core services to deliver a child-centred experience Professional practice framework Broaden caregiver pool and support Independent advocacy service Funding follows the child, including the direct purchase of services Strategic partnering Engaging all New Zealanders Components of the future system

7. We have a clear roadmap for change over a four-year horizon…

8. …and are taking an iterative approach to the design and delivery of new services and practices Prevention Service ‘ Set me up for the best possible start in life’ Year OneYear TwoYear FourYear Three Intensive Intervention Service ‘Work with my family so I can flourish at home’ Care Support Service ‘If I am unable to live at home, give me stable and loving care in a caregiving family’ Transition Support Service ‘Continue to be there for me as I find my way’ Youth Justice Service ‘Help me to take responsibility, repair the harm and prevent me from re-offending’ Place the child at the centre of what we do Support families to care for their children Use evidence-based approaches to get the best results Support the connection of children including Māori children to their cultures and communities Have the same high level of aspiration for vulnerable children as we do for all other New Zealand children Help all New Zealanders to make a difference for vulnerable children Principles Blueprint for five core services, cost benefit analysis, and implementation plan Early enhancement initiatives for children and caregivers including National Care Standards Engaging all New Zealanders – first awareness campaign New independent advocacy service for children in care New agency established Build actuarial valuation model Legislation to support child- centered operating model System-wide practice framework Culture, vision, values, and leadership initiatives Partnerships with Iwi, Maori, Pacific and communities Enhancements to operating model to support new services including data, evidence, technology, workforce

9. The Investing in Children programme is structured into seven key work blocks

10. We have a significant number of key milestones to achieve in our first year Jul-16 Oct-16 Jan-17 Apr-17 Jul-17 Blueprint for system and agency practice frameworks (Jan 17) Operating performance framework to Cabinet (Oct 16) Legislation – Bill 2 – to Cabinet (Aug 16) National Care Standards for children in care (Jan 17) Independent advocacy service for children in care (Mar 17) Establishment of New Children’s Entity (Apr 17) Engaging all NZers first awareness campaign (Apr 17) End-to-end design blueprint for five core services (May 17) Early enhancement initiatives for children and caregivers (Jun 17) Legislation – Bill 1 – passed (Dec 16) Partnership foundation with Iwi and Maori (Apr 17) Overall investment case for Budget 2017 to Cabinet (Mar 17) Budget 2017 announcement (May 17) Overarching investment strategy to Ministers (Jun 17) Stage 1 development of a social investment approach to Ministers (Oct 16) Stage 2 development of a social investment approach to Ministers (Dec 16) Legislation – Bill 1 – first reading (Jun 16) New Children’s Entity – functional analysis (Jul 16) Commence build of actuarial liability model (Jul 16)

11. We have made good progress so far… Proposal developed in partnership with philanthropic and NGO sectors and care- experienced young people Agreed by Cabinet in principle Proposed scope, structure and funding endorsed by VCB on 15 June 2016 Independent Advocacy Service Engaging all New Zealanders Proposed overarching strategy including approach to first public awareness campaign considered by VCB in June 2016 Procurement process for the design and development of the campaign currently underway

12. Legislative Reform The Government agreed that the legislative reforms would be progressed in two stages The first stage – initial foundational reforms to align with the commencement of the new operating model Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Advocacy, Workforce, and Age Settings) Amendment Bill (the Bill) introduced into the House on 1 June 2016 The Bill contains four proposals: Extending the provisions of statutory care and protection to age 17 Supporting the establishment of independent advocacy services Embedding the views of children and young people at an individual and systemic level Enabling a broader range of professionals to perform a wider set of functions under the CYPF Act The second stage – larger and more complex set of reforms Work on remainder of legislative changes (Bill 2) currently being progressed in collaboration with agency partners Cross-agency General Managers group established to assist with the management of the work programme

13. New Children’s Entity Cabinet agreement to organisational form in March, including appointment of Chief Executive which is progressing (managed by SSC) Majority of functional analysis complete to identify within which entity functions will reside. Outstanding functions are all complex in nature and more detailed allocation analysis is underway. Final Cabinet report back due in October Approaches to staff transition to the New Children’s Entity are being developed to cater for a range of organisational design options Work has commenced to ensure operating model changes align to service design changes to enable the delivery of child centric services beyond Day 1 establishment of the New Children’s Entity MSD are leading the development of strategies for bargaining the CYF and National Office / MYD collective agreements which expire this year

14. Service and Practice Design Establishment phase underway including stocktake of existing insights and research, and workstream lead appointments across five services Secondments to workstream teams: Recruitment of team members currently underway Multi-disciplinary teams sought Cross-agency representation being progressed across key areas ‘Service specifications’ being developed for five core services to provide a platform for next stage of detailed co-design with children, families and whānau, caregivers, victims, communities and professionals In year one we will be progressing: End-to-end design of five core services Design of system-wide and agency practice frameworks A series of ‘early enhancement’ projects for delivery by 30 June 2017 Detailed service and operating model design for the implementation of new age settings for care and protection in 2017

15. Early Enhancement Initiatives Early enhancement initiatives have been defined as discrete components of future services for children and young people that can be fast-tracked for priority design and implementation, ahead of wider system design Their purpose is to make tangible and visible positive differences for children and young people within the next 12 months and generate momentum for change for vulnerable children They have been identified based on five key criteria: Creates tangible impacts for children and young people Generates early momentum Feasible (cost, time, resourcing) Aligns with wider direction of change Builds capacity for longer term change Areas for early enhancement include: Caregiver recruitment and support Enhanced support for young people leaving care at age 18 Enhanced access to universal services for children in care National care standards Initiatives to respond to child offending Alternatives to care and protection residences

16. Collaborative design workshops Co-design workshops are currently being planned, to commence in August 2016 Focus of early workshops to include: Workshop schedule for initial sessions, including dates/locations, currently being finalised and will be communicated late July 2016 TopicPossible participantsIIC Workstream System-wide practice framework – principles Professionals – MoE, MoH, MSD, CYF, Police, CAP, CI, Corrections, MoJ, NGO providers Practice Framework Enhanced planning and support for young people transitioning to independence NGOs, young people, CYF, caregivers, whānau, MoH, careers service, MYD, MSD (housing), Iwi Transitions Alternatives to custodial remandCourts/MoJ, young people, Police, CYF, MSD, NGOs Youth Justice Caregiver recruitment and supportCaregivers, Young People, Fostering Kids, CYF, NGOs, Iwi Care/Transitions National Care StandardsCaregivers, whānau, young people, Fostering Kids, OCC, NGOs Care/Transitions Enhanced access to universal services for children and young people in care Professionals – MoE, MoH, MSD, CYF, Young people, CAP, Caregivers Prevention

17. Questions? We look forward to working together to achieve our shared aspiration for vulnerable children