I am conscious of the significant work undertaken by the Collaborative Forum to identify the priority concerns and needs of survivors and I commend the Forum for their efforts.
During 2020 my department has had a number of both email correspondence and phone calls with members of the Collaborative Forum on various issues. I have previously stated my commitment to establishing renewed engagement with survivors and their advocates,. As an important first step in meeting this commitment I have begun to engage personally with members of the Collaborative Forum and other stakeholders.
I am exploring the mechanisms to further the engagement and consultation with former residents, their families and advocates to ensure that they will be central to the formulation and delivery of a comprehensive State response to recent Report from the Commission of Investigation.