1. This part of the report, consistent with clause 31(a) of the Inquiry’s Terms of Reference, looks at the nature and extent of abuse and neglect that occurred in State care and in the care of faith-based institutions during the Inquiry period. 

2. Chapter 2 explains the nature of abuse and neglect, including the specific types experienced by survivors and the commonalities across care settings. This chapter uses existing research and expert evidence to provide a summary of survivor experiences.

3. Chapter 3 explains the nature of abuse in specific settings, including social welfare and youth justice, disability and Deaf care settings, psychiatric and mental health settings, faith-based settings, transitional and law enforcement settings, and health camps.

4. Chapter 4 explains how actions of abuse and neglect are understood as transgressions from specific frameworks, worldviews and principles, specifically from an ao Māori worldview, a Deaf, disability and mental distress framework, and from Pacific values.

5. Chapter 5 provides information and estimates on the extent of abuse in care, both generally and in specific care settings over the Inquiry period. Chapter 6 sets out the Inquiry’s key findings.