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CPSL publishes 'How-to' guide for engaging children & young people in conversations about safeguarding
Introducing CPSL
Catholic Professional Standards Limited (CPSL) is committed to fostering a culture of safety and care for children and vulnerable adults who come into contact with the Catholic Church. Watch this video to learn about our establishment, purpose and objectives.
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
Keep up to date
To stay informed about the development of the National Catholic Safeguarding Standards, publishing of reports, training opportunities and more of our work, subscribe to our newsletter.
Latest news
CPSL Newsletter Vol 2, Ed 9 September 2019
You will read in this month's newsletter of much activity across the country with many and varied ministries of the Church continuing to build capacity and share knowledge of safeguarding among their members.
We are also pleased to release our second audit report, the first report focusing on a diocese - the Diocese of Ballarat is the first diocese to submit itself to an audit of their current practices and approaches.
We have also released a range of new support materials on our website.
Safeguarding audit of the Catholic Diocese of Ballarat published
The Catholic Diocese of Ballarat has implemented 73 percent of the indicators relevant to their operations under the National Catholic Safeguarding Standards (NCSS), as stated in the audit report of the Diocese published by Catholic Professional Standards Limited (CPSL) today.
Ballarat Catholic diocese passes child safety audit
Source: Ballarat Courier