Justice minister says the organizations meet the criteria to gain accreditation
The Ministry of Justice has provided financial backing to 27 organisations to deliver restorative justice to 57 courts nationwide, Justice Minister Andrew Little revealed.
Responding to a series of written parliamentary questions from National MP David Bennett, Little said that these groups met the criteria set by the ministry to gain accreditation as restorative justice providers.
The Ministry of Justice requires that the providers must be able to:
Little also said that the ministry did not set any criteria for organizations who want to advertise as restorative justice providers, but for them to be accredited as providers for the Ministry of Justice, they must have been “selected and contracted by the ministry through a procurement process to deliver restorative justice services.”