Organisation and functions

The Commission is an independent statutory body that promotes improvement in policies and practices affecting the safety and wellbeing of Victorian children and young people. We have a particular focus on vulnerable children and young people.

The Commission also:

  • provides independent scrutiny and oversight of services for children and young people, particularly those in the out-of-home-care, child protection and youth justice systems
  • advocates for best practice policy, program and service responses to meet the needs of children and young people
  • supports and regulates organisations that work with children and young people to prevent abuse, respond appropriately to allegations of child abuse and make sure these organisations have child safe practices
  • promotes the views and experience of children and young people to increase the awareness of government and the community 
  • promotes the rights, safety and wellbeing of children and young people.

You can also review the following pages which provide further information about our functions: