Name Suppressed

Registration Number :
01/SWCDT24/23P
Charge details
(a) In or around 2021, while working as a social worker at Oranga Tamariki, [the respondent] engaged in an inappropriate relationship with the mother of his clients (her three children), resulting in her becoming pregnant; and/or (b) During Oranga Tamariki’s investigation of concerns about the relationship between October 2021 and July 2022, [the respondent] was dishonest about the nature of the relationship and the pregnancy; and/or (c) Following Oranga Tamariki’s mandatory report about [the respondent] to the Board, between 22 August 2022 and 6 November 2023 [the respondent] deliberately failed to engage with the Board and the PCC’s investigation.
Result/Orders/Penalties
(a) The respondent is censured pursuant to s83(1)(b). (b) The respondent’s registration is cancelled pursuant to s83(1)(a)(i). (c) The respondent is to pay a contribution to the costs of the PCC in the sum of $22,660.75.
Mode of Hearing
In Person
Charge tags
  • Relationship – inappropriate
Outcome
  • Censured
  • Registration cancelled
  • Pay costs and expenses
Documents
SWCDT-24_23P-Decision-16-September-2024-Final-Redacted.pdf
Last updated
18 August 2026