youth detention environments to comply with the National Principles and their compliance be monitored by an independent oversight body.out-of-home care providers be accredited by an independent oversight body as meeting particular standards which would include the National Principles, and their compliance with those standards be monitored by that body and.organisations engaged in child related work to comply with child safe standards (known as the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations) and their compliance be monitored by an independent oversight body.organisations to report certain types of misconduct by their employees involving children (known as reportable conduct) to an independent oversight body.The Royal Commission recommended strengthening oversight in the following four areas: In WA, individuals engaged in child-related work require a Working with Children Check card but this is only one aspect of child safety.
Independent oversight of child-related work is inconsistent across jurisdictions and sectors. Independent oversight improves transparency and accountability so the community has confidence in the integrity of our government and non-government organisations and institutions. In broad terms, independent oversight refers to a person or body that examines the actions and decisions of others at arms-length using functions such as monitoring, review, investigation, and reports findings and recommendations to improve systems and processes. Ensuring that children and young people are kept safe from harm in their interactions with organisations is a priority for everyone in the community. The Royal Commission recommended that organisations engaged in child-related work be overseen by an independent body to improve their child safe systems and practices and handling of child abuse complaints. All requests for confidentiality will be respected and dealt with in accordance with any applicable laws, including the Freedom of Information Act 1992 (WA).įor further information on the independent oversight system, you may like to view the frequently asked questions for organisations or for parents and carers .ĭPC is continuing to undertake targeted consultations with key stakeholders on particular aspects of the oversight system to inform the advice to Government.Ĭhild wellbeing is an important indicator of a healthy and resilient community. All survey responses will be treated as public, and parts may be published unless you indicated in your response that it is confidential. Your feedback will be considered as advice on the design of the independent oversight system is being developed for Government.ĭPC will publish a consultation summary report of what we heard through the consultation process. Thank you to all those who contributed to the consultation. The online survey on the design of the independent oversight system was open from 27 November 2020 to 26 February 2021. The consultation built on previous reports, developments in other jurisdictions, and consultations that have occurred to date. As child safety is a whole of community responsibility, we invited comments about particular elements of the system and how they will work to inform our advice to Government. The Department of the Premier and Cabinet (DPC) is leading the work to develop a system of independent oversight that improves child safe cultures and practices in organisations. Other reports have also recommended changes to the State’s oversight system. The Royal Commission recommended more independent scrutiny or oversight of organisations engaged in child-related work to avoid the problems of the past, prevent abuse occurring in the future, and respond swiftly to allegations when they occur. The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (Royal Commission) highlighted the numerous times and ways children and young people reported abuse experienced outside the home and were not believed or no action was taken.
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