The Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry has been awarded the accessibility tick.

On 11 April 2022 the Anglican Church investigation scope was formally expanded to also include the abuse of children, young persons and vulnerable adults in the care of: the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand; the Methodist Church of New Zealand; the Salvation Army New Zealand, and subsidiaries and affiliated entities and institutions of these organisations (together the Protestant faiths).

The Inquiry’s Pacific investigation will examine issues that are particularly relevant to the experiences of abuse of Pacific people across all State and faith-based care settings included in the Terms of Reference, and will work alongside the Inquiry’s other investigations.

The Inquiry will investigate the abuse of children, young persons and vulnerable adults in the care of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa New Zealand, and its subsidiaries and affiliated entities and institutions (the Anglican Church).

The Inquiry’s Māori investigation will examine issues that are particularly relevant to Māori experiences of abuse across all State and faith-based care settings included in the Terms of Reference and will work alongside the Inquiry’s other investigations.

The Inquiry will investigate redress and rehabilitation processes (redress processes) available to children, young persons and vulnerable adults as a consequence of abuse in the care of State or faith-based Institutions.

The Inquiry will investigate the abuse of children, young persons and vulnerable adults in State psychiatric care in New Zealand.

As part of its investigation into abuse in the care of the Catholic Church, the Inquiry will undertake a case study, including a public hearing, into abuse in the care of the Order of St John of God.

A case study into allegations of abuse at the Lake Alice Child and Adolescent Unit.

As the second public hearing within the Redress Investigation, the Inquiry will examine the experiences of victims and survivors involved in claims against the Catholic Church, Anglican Church and the Salvation Army and their respective subsidiary and affiliated entities and institutions (including faith-based schools) (“the institutions”) for abuse in their care.