Find out what obligations your organisation has as an accredited social services provider
There are certain obligations you have to meet to keep your accreditation.
You must:
Your organisation must have regular accreditation assessments to show you're still meeting the standards.
You need to tell us about any changes that affect your organisation’s accreditation, such as a change:
You need to let us know if there’s a serious incident involving a client or staff member.
Email us at accreditation@tekahuikahu.govt.nz
If you make any changes to your organisation, it could affect your accreditation. It depends what change you make.
If your organisation changes ownership, you’ll need to reapply for accreditation. Accreditation is not transferable.
Accreditation is against the legal entity of the organisation. If your organisation is changing its legal status, please talk to us about what this may mean for your accreditation: accreditation@tekahuikahu.govt.nz
If your organisation has an address change, we’ll update our records. We may also do a site visit to ensure health and safety standards are being met.
If your organisation has a change to their contact details, we’ll update our records.
If your organisation has a change of programme or service, we need to check that you are still at the right level of accreditation.
Levels of accreditation and compliance
If you are no longer meeting the accreditation standards, we can give you advice on what to do to meet them.
You may want to relinquish accreditation so you don’t get suspended/revoked.
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