OT improving

The latest performance data for Orange Tamariki show useful improvement, which should be welcomed. Key measures are:

• Percentage of children in care who have been visited by their social worker at least once in the last eight weeks – 97% vs target of 95%
• Percentage of critical or very urgent reports of concern, addressed within operational timeframes – 85% vs target of 95%
• A six year target of reducing children and young people with serious and persistent offending behaviour by 18% has already been met with an 19% reduction
• Proportion of complaints audited that were handled in a way that fully met Oranga Tamariki standards – target is a 25% increase from 48% to 60% – already at 62%

I think it is so important governments set performance targets that can be measured, and they are held to account for. The previous government was allergic to them.