New safeguarding audit reports published
Presentation Sisters Queensland Congregation and Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions audit reports now available
Webinar recording: CPSL & NCCA present an Introduction to Unwanted Contact & Grooming Online
This video is a recording of a webinar hosted by Catholic Professional Standards Ltd (CPSL) and the National Council of Churches, Safe Church Program (NCCA), recorded on May 22 2020. This webinar was originally produced as a training resource intended to assist those in faith contexts in Australia to gain a greater understanding of how to identify, interrupt and report grooming in the online environment. CPSL and NCCA would like to thank the Office of the eSafety Commissioner for their participation in this webinar.
National Catholic Safeguarding Standards
The National Catholic Safeguarding Standards set out 10 Standards, providing the framework for Catholic Church entities to build child-safe cultures and to advance the safety of children across the Catholic Church in Australia.
The National Catholic Safeguarding Standards take into account the guidance of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse and the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations adopted by the Council of Australian Governments (Feb 2019).
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Committed leadership, governance and culture
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Children are safe, informed and participate
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Partnering with families, carers and communities
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Equity is promoted and diversity is respected
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Robust human resource management
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Effective complaints management
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Ongoing education and training
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Safe physical and online environments
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Continuous improvement
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Policies and procedures support child safety
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CPSL NEWS Vol 3, Ed 11 November 2020
As the end of this most extraordinary year approaches, we look to the new year ahead and plan for continuing to support the Church in Australia to build a safe culture for all. In this edition you'll find training dates for the first half of 2021, including training for Church leaders; a link to a support needs survey to get your feedback on how we can best plan our 2021 safeguarding capacity building activities; as well as new safeguarding resources and examples of good practice.