Section 59 Review Announced

Prime Minister John Key has announced the terms of reference for the review of New Zealand Police and Child, Youth and Family policies and procedures regarding the implementation of Section 59 of the Crimes Amendment Act 2007.

The review will be conducted by the Chief Executive of the Ministry of Social Development, Peter Hughes, the Commissioner of Police, Howard Broad, and well known clinical psychologist Nigel Latta.

The review team will report to the Prime Minister, Minister of Police and Minister of Social Development by December 1.

The full terms of reference are available here: http://beehive.govt.nz/sites/all/files/KEYTermsofRefSect59.pdf