build the evidence base for using best practices to prevent child sexual abuse and harmful sexual behaviours in children guide the development and refinement of interventions, including the piloting and testing of initiatives before they are implemented. 6.4 All institutions should uphold the rights of the child. Consistent with Accept In August 2017, the Australian Government agreed to the Article 3 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, development of a Commonwealth framework to protect all institutions should act with the best interests of the child as a children and people in Commonwealth care primary consideration. In order to achieve this, institutions should (Commonwealth Child Safe Framework). implement the Child Safe Standards identified by the Royal All Australian Government agencies working with Commission. children will ensure that the Child Safe Standards, via the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations (National Principles) (referred to in Recommendation 6.7) will be adopted within 12 months of Council of Australian Government or First Ministers’ endorsement. Further, the National Office for Child Safety, once established within the Department of Social Services from 1 July 2018, will work with state and territory governments and other organisations working with children, to promote and educate organisations working with children about the National Principles and their implementation. 6.5 The Child Safe Standards are: The Safe Standards have been incorporated into the Accept National Principles. Following Community Services Child safety is embedded in institutional leadership, Ministers’ agreement to the final draft, Council of governance and culture Australian Governments or First Ministers’ endorsement Children participate in decisions affecting them and are taken of the National Principles will be sought. seriously Families and communities are informed and involved
build the evidence base for using best practices to prevent child sexual abuse and harmful sexual behaviours in children guide the development and refinement of interventions, including the piloting and testing of initiatives before they are implemented. 6.4 All institutions should uphold the rights of the child. Consistent with Article 3 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, all institutions should act with the best interests of the child as a primary consideration. In order to achieve this, institutions should implement the Child Safe Standards identified by the Royal Commission. Accept In August 2017, the Australian Government agreed to the development of a Commonwealth framework to protect children and people in Commonwealth care (Commonwealth Child Safe Framework). All Australian Government agencies working with children will ensure that the Child Safe Standards, via the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations (National Principles) (referred to in Recommendation 6.7) will be adopted within 12 months of Council of Australian Government or First Ministers’ endorsement. Further, the National Office for Child Safety, once established within the Department of Social Services from 1 July 2018, will work with state and territory governments and other organisations working with children, to promote and educate organisations working with children about the National Principles and their implementation. 6.5 The Child Safe Standards are: Child safety is embedded in institutional leadership, governance and culture Children participate in decisions affecting them and are taken seriously Families and communities are informed and involved Accept The Safe Standards have been incorporated into the National Principles. Following Community Services Ministers’ agreement to the final draft, Council of Australian Governments or First Ministers’ endorsement of the National Principles will be sought.
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