The Children’s Commissioner is an independent Crown entity set up by an Act of Parliament

• to promote awareness of UNCROC
• to monitor the implementation of UNCROC in Aotearoa New Zealand.

As part of this function, the Office of the Children’s Commissioner co-ordinates the UNCROC Monitoring Group (UMG). This is a group of non-government organisations (including ACYA) established in 2011 to monitor the implementation of UNCROC.

The Children’s Commissioner also has other important legal powers

• to advocate for children
• to monitor services provided to children in care.

For more on the work of the Children’s Commissioner, go to
http://www.occ.org.nz/

The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) is the government department primarily responsible for co-ordinating the government’s implementation of UNCROC.  For more information on MSD’s work regarding UNCROC go to http://www.msd.govt.nz/what-we-can-do/children-young-people/uncroc/