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Recommendation 6

6 Accepted

The meaningful involvement of survivors in the design and implementation of an apology is essential...

Recommendation
The meaningful involvement of survivors in the design and implementation of an apology is essential to ensure that the apology validates their experiences and that the mitigations put in place thereafter support them directly. The Government must embed mothers and adoptees’ voices at every stage of the process of an apology. (Conclusion, Paragraph 30)
Government response summary AI-generated
The government accepts, stating it engaged with affected individuals and organisations during the apology's development and will continue to involve those with lived experience during implementation.
Government Response

The government responded to this report on 9 July 2026. No passage in that response could be matched to this recommendation. Read the response document ↗