Some key points to take away

This report includes a large amount of material that can serve as a reference and input to the development of a revised, fit-for-purpose quality framework. Some key points include the following:

• A quality framework should contribute to the DSS commitment to the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Equity must be an overarching aim of the quality framework and impacts should be monitored.
• There is a large body of work co-developed with disabled people and whānau that informs an EGL-based approach to quality. This work provides recommendations and tools that can be adopted.
• Regulation may present as a solution to some problems, but it is costly, hard to get right and can detract from investment in important developmental approaches.
• Enshrining principles in legislation can have a positive impact and legislation can set out obligations and powers to investigate and intervene when things may be going wrong.
• Design and delivery of a fit-for-purpose quality and safeguarding framework takes time and resourcing. A framework should be regularly revisited to ensure it remains fit-for-purpose and responds to the needs of the disabled people and whānau it serves.