Child Safe Standards

Child Safe Standards 

The Child Safe Standards require organisations involving children to have policies, procedures and practices to keep them safe.

All children have the right to feel safe and be safe, but safety does not just happen. We all have an obligation to do the best we can to keep children safe from harm and abuse.

Victoria’s Child Safe Standards (the Standards) began in Victoria in January 2016. They are a set of mandatory requirements that ensure organisations have systems, policies, and practices in place to keep children safe from abuse and harm in organisational settings. 

In each edition of the newsletter, we will outline a standard in more detail. For more information on the Child Safety Standards visit https://ccyp.vic.gov.au/child-safe-standards/the-11-child-safe-standards/

Standard 4

4.1    Families participate in decisions affecting their child.

4.2    The organisation engages and openly communicates with families and the                      community about its child safe approach and relevant information is accessible.

4.3    Families and communities have a say in the development and review of the  organisation’s policies and practices.

4.4    Families, carers and the community are informed about the organisation’s operations  and governance.