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Child and Young Person Protection Policy

Children | 21 October 2020

At the Council meeting on 20 October 2020 the City of Canada Bay adopted our new Child and Young Person Protection Policy.

The policy affirms that we are a child safe community that recognises and advocates for the rights of children and young people. Our policies and procedures aim to reduce the likelihood of harm to children, increase the likelihood of identifying and reporting harm, and respond appropriately to disclosures, allegations or suspicions of harm.

We believe it 'takes a village to raise a child' and that protecting the vulnerable in our community is everybody's responsibility, including parents and families, the greater community, non-government organisations and government organisations such as local Councils. The City of Canada Bay is committed to the recruitment and training of its staff in being aware of potential issues, seeking to prevent harm and responding appropriately to suspected risks posed to children and young people. This includes all staff, volunteers, contractors and partners in the work of the City of Canada Bay.

We support the UN Declaration on the Rights of the Child and adhere to the Children and Young Person (Care and Protection) Act 1998 and the Children's Guardian Act 2019. This is supported by the NSW Office of the Children's Guardian Child Safe Principles as implemented through the Child Safe Standards and the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse Final Report 2017.

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Children | 21 October 2020