Embedding the National Child Safe Principles

There are a small number of gaps between the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations and the NQF. Key areas requiring strengthening regard volunteers, online environments including video surveillance and the role of organisational culture in reducing children’s exposure to the risk of abuse. Options proposed range from aligning assessment, requiring policies and procedures to meet the principles and amending the regulations to address the gaps.

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* 1. How do you currently respond to the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations?

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* 2. What costs or challenges do you foresee in implementing the Child Safe Principles?

Updated record keeping requirements

The Royal Commission recommends that institutions retain records related to child abuse allegations or incidents for at least 45 years, and that records relevant to child safety and wellbeing are kept in an indexed, logical and secure manner.

Currently providers are required to keep records relating to incidents and allegations until the child is 25. Options proposed range from guidance on record keeping, to legislative change to store for 45 years, to requirements to store according to Royal Commission recommendations.

CELA is proposing that an alternative option may be for government to facilitate centralised record storage, for example of cases reported to the Office of the Children’s Guardian in NSW.

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* 3. How do you currently store older records related to abuse allegations or incidents?

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* 4. What would be the cost of storing records for an additional 20 years?

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* 5. Are there other options you can foresee that would assist in ensuring clear, accessible record keeping?

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