Jane Searle

Jane started her career as a barrister and solicitor, before joining the New Zealand Police. After qualifying as a detective, she worked on the Child Abuse Team.

Jane has also worked as a counter-fraud specialist in the United Kingdom, where she led a team responsible for fraud detection and investigation in the National Health Service.

After returning to New Zealand, Jane worked as a trainer and investigator for local government, financial institutions, insurance companies, and the health sector, before joining Child Matters in 2015.

Jane sits on various Government agency and sector advisory and working groups and sits on several Boards including being a school board member.