Monitoring

It is critical that places where mokopuna are held in detention are monitored to ensure they provide the highest possible standard of services. We are recognised as a National Preventative Mechanism (NPM) under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT). This means we can access and monitor places where mokopuna are held in detention across Aotearoa.

When our monitoring teams visit places of detention we speak to mokopuna and staff about what it is like in these facilities. Based on what we hear and see we then write reports about our findings and we can highlight any concerns we have. This means we can identify or prevent torture or ill-treatment. Find our reports here.