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Year at a glance

Safety

Key result area

Child-related employers and the community adopt practices to keep children and young people safe.

Intermediate result

Organisations use Child-safe and Child-friendly resources.

Results

• 20 Child-safe Child-friendly resources available online
• Child-safe Child-friendly training video completed
• Being Child-safe and Child-friendly workshop piloted

Intermediate result

Organisations deter unsuitable people from working with children.

Results

• Management of Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• 226,441 background checks under the Working With Children Check; 79,398 conducted by the Commission
• 186 risk assessments conducted by the Commission

Intermediate result

Recommendations of the Child Death Review Team are adopted.

Results

• Sudden Unexpected Deaths in Infancy: the New South Wales Experience report’s nine recommendations accepted by Government.

Children’s issues

Key result area

The community, opinion leaders and organisations take action to support children’s and young people’s development and wellbeing.

Intermediate result

Decision-makers use Commission resources to support children's and young people's development and wellbeing.

Results

• Children at Work report released. Taskforce established to improve children’s experience of work
• Priority areas for progressing the Head Start for Australia framework identified
• Views of children and people incorporated into the Futures Project of the Department of Education and Training (DET)

Participation

Key result area

Organisations and decision makers engage children and young people in decision-making.

Intermediate result

Selected organisations include children and young people in decisions that affect their lives.

Results

• All aBoard!, Checking the Scoreboard and Count me in! added to TAKING PARTicipation seriously kit.
• Young people contributed to policy development on alcohol-related issues
• Young People’s Reference Group contributed to initiatives of NSW Health, Roads and Traffic Authority, DET and other bodies.

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