evaluate, publicly report on, and drive the continuous Ministers will ascertain roles and responsibilities across improvement of the implementation of the Child Safe the Australian, state and territory governments. Standards and their outcomes coordinate the direct input of children and young people into the evaluation and continuous improvement of the Child Safe Standards coordinate national capacity building and support initiatives and opportunities for collaboration between jurisdictions and institutions develop and promote national strategies to raise awareness and drive cultural change in institutions and the community to support child safety. 6.15 The Australian Government should develop a new National Accept The development of a National Framework for Child Framework for Safety in collaboration with state and territory Safety is being considered as part of the post-2020 governments. The Framework should: planning following the finalisation of the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2009-2020. commit governments to improving the safety of all children by Further planning will take place through the implementing long-term child safety initiatives, with establishment of the National Office for Child Safety appropriate resources, and holding them to account within the Department of Social Services from be endorsed by the Council of Australian Governments and 1 July 2018. overseen by a joint ministerial body commence after the expiration of the current National The form of any National Framework will be Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children, no later than informed by consultations with state and territory 2020 governments and broader children and family sectors. broader child safety issues, as well as specific initiatives to better prevent and respond to institutional child sexual abuse including initiatives recommended by the Royal Commission include links to other related policy frameworks.
evaluate, publicly report on, and drive the continuous improvement of the implementation of the Child Safe Standards and their outcomes coordinate the direct input of children and young people into the evaluation and continuous improvement of the Child Safe Standards coordinate national capacity building and support initiatives and opportunities for collaboration between jurisdictions and institutions develop and promote national strategies to raise awareness and drive cultural change in institutions and the community to support child safety. Ministers will ascertain roles and responsibilities across the Australian, state and territory governments. 6.15 The Australian Government should develop a new National Framework for Safety in collaboration with state and territory governments. The Framework should: commit governments to improving the safety of all children by implementing long-term child safety initiatives, with appropriate resources, and holding them to account be endorsed by the Council of Australian Governments and overseen by a joint ministerial body commence after the expiration of the current National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children, no later than 2020 broader child safety issues, as well as specific initiatives to better prevent and respond to institutional child sexual abuse including initiatives recommended by the Royal Commission include links to other related policy frameworks. Accept The development of a National Framework for Child Safety is being considered as part of the post-2020 planning following the finalisation of the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2009-2020. Further planning will take place through the establishment of the National Office for Child Safety within the Department of Social Services from 1 July 2018. The form of any National Framework will be informed by consultations with state and territory governments and broader children and family sectors.
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