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    Correspondence between Save the Children Australia and senior Australian government ministers

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    Correspondence between Save the Children Australia and senior Australian government ministers

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    Office of the CEO Save the Children eal Romakds; Australia Level 6, 250 Victoria Parade East Melbourne Vic 3002 P:03 9281 2810 E: savethechildren orgau 7 August 2015 Hon Peter Dutton MP Minister for Immigration Parliament House CANBERRA ACT 2600 Dear Minister | appreciate you making the time available to meet with me on Wednesday 12 August 2015 and write now to advise of three key matters which | hope to have the opportunity to discuss with you. 1. Data review — impact of detention on the welfare of children in Nauru RPC SCA has undertaken a review of all the data that we hold in relation to the welfere of children in the Nauru RPC. The data review is a rigorous analysis of all of the incident reports and monthly casework reviews which SCA has on record in relation to the 281 children who have been held in Nauru. It provides an evidence based case study to inform discussions about the impact that detention has on the welfare of children. A copy of the data review is attached for discussion at the meeting. We are obviously treating this material with the utmost confidentiality. 2. Child Safeguarding and Early Childhood Services on Nauru Irrespective of the outcome of the current tender process, I would like to discuss with you opportunities for SCA to provide a broader suite of development programs on Nauru for asylum seekers, refugees and the Nauruan community. Such programs would respond to. the significant unmet need that exists in Nauru in areas like child safeguarding and early childhood education. 3. Regional Engagement We are keen to discuss the Government's current thinking on a regional solution, including building capacity in transit countries for timely refugee status determination, investment in improving access to basic services, and genuine cooperation across the region to share resettlement of UNHCR identified refugees. | would also like to take this opportunity to note how much we appreciate the dialogue with your office in relation to a range of matters, including asylum seeker welfare and family reunion issues. ook forward to meeting with you next week. Yours sincerely, Ae Paul Ronalds Chief Executive Officer vee THE HON PETER DUTTON MP MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND BORDER PROTECTION Ref No: MC15-219710 ‘Mr Paul Ronalds Chief Executive Officer Save the Children Australia Level 6, 250 Victoria Parade EAST MELBOURNE VIC 3002 Deer Mr Ronalds ‘Thank you for your letter of 7 August 2015 concerning the welfare of children in Nauru, and regional engagement more broadly. | appreciate the time you have taken to bring these matters to my attention and for our recent meeting, | acknowledge Save the Children Australia’s (SCA) desire to support the welfare of children and families accommodated at the Nauru Regional Processing Centre (RPC). With respect to the review of data held by SCA in relation to the welfare of children at ‘the Nauru RPG, | reiterate that | take matters of child protection very seriously and the Department of Immigration and Border Protection shares this attitude. ‘The implementation of recommendations arising from the Moss Review has resulted in improvements to cenire security and care for children and vulnerable persons in the Nauru RPC. The Department is working closely with the Government of Nauru (GoN) to assist with the development and implementation of child protection framework in Nauru. A Child Protection Panel was also established in May 2015 to identify where management of incidents in detention can be strengthened to better address any allegations of abuse, neglect or exploitation made in relation to a child. With regard to any potential opportunities for SCA to provide community development programmes on Nauru, raising these with the GoN is a matter for SCA. | also note that child protection within the Nauruan community, other than that of transferee children in the RPC, is a matter for the GoN. Parioment House Cankerra ACT 2600 Telephone: (02) 6277 7060 Facsimile: (02) 6279 4144 2 The integration of transferee children into local Nauruan schools is being undertaken in the best interests of the children and in support of their access to formal education opportunities. This includes integrating transferee children into early childhood education programmes conducted by the GoN. With regard to our discussion on regional engagement, | note that the Australian Government is committed to combatting people smuggling and trafficking of persons. in the region and continues to work with regional partners through the Bali Process to identify engagement and capacity building opportunities. This forum has been very productive in building capacity to manage illegal migration throughout the region ‘The Governments of Australia, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Nauru and Cambodia are committed to addressing people smuggling and illegal migration. Australia's regional processing and settlement policy has been pivotal in addressing this issue. Australia has also provided valuable capacity building to Nauru, PNG and Cambodia to tackle this issue and will continue this work. Thank you for raising these matters. Yours sincerely [ose Goo 16 (9s PETER DUTTON Save the Children Australia 3 May 2016 ‘The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP Prime Minister PO Box 6022 Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 Dear Prime Minister, Save the Children Report on Child Asylum Seekers in Nauru ‘As you are aware, Save the Children Australia was appointed by the Australian Government to provide a range of services to asylum seekers and refugees in Nauru during the period August 2013 to October 2015. In the course of providing these services to relevant individuals, our staff gathered data concerning the background and experiences of individual children, adults and families residing in the Regional Proce: Centre and developed well-informed impressions in relation to the operation of Australia’s regional processing system in Nauru. Save the Children acknowledges that there are no easy solutions in balancing the need to act compassionately and humanely towards people fleeing persecution, while also developing effective policy responses to the increasing migration and refugee flows in the region. However, the challenges inherent in developing sound policies in this area are significantly compounded by laws and measures which impede transparency in relation to assessing the human cost of Australia’s current approach to asylum seekers who arrive by boat. ‘Accordingly, as the primary rights-based organisation working with asylum seekers and refugees in Nauru from 2013 to 2015, we consider it incumbent upon us to reflect and report on areas where the data that our staff collected, and the observations that they made, indicate that the rights of child asylum seekers may have been violated. In that sense, we seek to provide a snapshot (that goes beyond anecdotal reports) of some of the human consequences of Australia's policies in relation to asylum seekers who arrive by boat, and prompt consideration of whether such costs justify the perceived benefits. Using the evidence gathered through data analysis, staff observations and other credible sources, the enclosed report on ‘Child Asylum Seekers in Nauru’ identifies significant end numerous child rights violations in this context. Children were, among other things, detained for extraordinary periods of time,

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