Reducing the number of assaults on children among 10 challenges for public service

Reducing the number of assaults on children and reducing the rates of total crime, violent crime and youth crime are among ten challenges for the public service.

 Prime Minister John Key has set 10 challenging results for the public sector to achieve over the next three to five years. Ministers and a public sector chief executive have been appointed to lead each result and will be accountable for demonstrating real progress against his or her result.

 Dowload The Prime Minister’s results for New Zealanders (PDF)

Read the Prime Minsters media release, 15/3/2012

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