New Zealand Human Rights Commission Submission to the CAT in relation to NZ’s 6th periodic review 6. Children and young people LOIPR – par 19 – ...please indicate whether all persons under 18 in conflict with the law are accorded special protection in compliance with international standards. Also, please inform on the application by the State party of the Beijiing Rules and the current availability of sufficient youth facilities and whether all juveniles in conflict with the law are held separately from adults in pretrial detention and after conviction. Relevant provision of the CAT: Article 11 Key issues  The protections in the CYPF Act do not extend to 17 year olds. Seventeen year olds are considered adults for penal responsibility, tried as adults, and if convicted, are sent to adult prisons.  The number of young people detained in police custody is on the rise  There is a lack of consideration of children and vulnerable people when executing search warrants. Recommendations It is recommended that the Government:  review the application of the CYPF Act to 17 year olds;  continue to progress the recommendations from the IPCA’s Joint Thematic Review of Young Persons in Police Detention;  amend their policy on planning for children and vulnerable people present during the execution of a search warrant; and  ensure that the development of a new operating model for Child, Youth and Family is 53