Child Safety and Mandatory Reporting Policy

This policy provides all Youth Justice NSW employees with information about keeping young people safe from abuse and neglect, and directions on how to respond to child protection concerns.

Youth Justice NSW is committed to being a child-safe organisation and continuously improving the systems we have in place to protect children and meet the recommendations of the Royal Commission into the Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. 

This policy covers the role and responsibility of Youth Justice NSW to: 

  • provide a safe environment and support for young people and their carers
  • identify child protection concerns and protect young people from harm
  • report child protection concerns to relevant authorities.
  • behave professionally.

Download the policy to find out more.

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Download Youth Justice Child Safety and Mandatory Reporting Policy PDF 725.29KB Current as of Thursday, 02 June 2022.

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Type: Policy
Author: Youth Justice NSW
Publication Date: 24 January 2020
Version: 1

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