New national coordinator says now time to ‘act on thinking’

Donna Scott is the newly-appointed National Coordinator Family Safety Teams for NZ Police.

A former NZ Police detective specialising in child abuse investigation, Donna has witnessed first-hand the impact violence has on families, especially children, and is eager to turn strategy into action.

"Some really good thinking has been done around the development of the Family Safety Teams and now it is time to act on that thinking," says Donna.

"Having worked for both police and CYF in the area of sexual abuse investigation I am wholeheartedly committed to the multi-disciplinary approach of the initiative. I’m looking forward to working with the teams and other police staff to help keep families safe by improving systems and bridging information gaps."

Donna is based at the Police National Headquarters and will be working closely with other police staff working in family violence.