Green Paper for Vulnerable Children - Community Meetings on now around Aotearoa

Social Development Minister Paula Bennett is travelling from Kaitaia to Invercargill and taking part in Green Paper meetings around the country from 23rd January.

There are a range of meetings that will allow the public, professionals, government and non government organisations and children to have a say.

Registration is not required for these public meetings.

In addition, Social Service Providers Aotearoa are offering a Seminar Series on the Green Paper for Vulnerable Children:

Speakers:

• Mai Chen, ChenPalmer: Privacy Act: Barrier or Opportunity to Minimise Harm to Vulnerable Children?
• Dr Tony Burton, Principal Advisor, Treasury: Addressing the funding barriers to providing effective services for vulnerable children.
• Dr Ben Mathews, School of Law, Queensland University of Technology: Does the protection of vulnerable children require a system of mandatory reporting of abuse/neglect?
• Dr Nicola Atwool, Senior Lecturer, Dept of Sociology, Gender and Social Work, University of Otago: Does the Green Paper for Vulnerable Children reflect best practice and robust research?

These seminars will be held in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin between the 1st and 9th February.  Free to to SSPA members, $20 for non-members, registration required.

Click here to find full details of times and venues for the public meetings and seminar series

Submissions on the Green Paper for Vulnerable Children close 28 February 2012.

Click here for all information about thei Green Paper and the consultation process

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