Who organisations report allegations of reportable conduct or child safety concerns to is changing.
From Monday 23 February, the Child Safe Standards and Reportable Conduct Scheme will move from the Commission for Children and Young People to the Social Services Regulator.
This means that allegations of child abuse and harm or child safety concerns that organisations would usually report to the Commission must instead be reported to the Social Services Regulator.
Until then, organisations can continue to report allegations of reportable conduct using our webform or notify us of child safety concerns via:
- phone: 1300 78 29 78
- email: contact@ccyp.vic.gov.au
Over the next few weeks, we will share further information about how organisations can contact the Social Services Regulator and stay up to date on child safety in organisations.
Our ongoing focus
The Commission’s critical oversight and monitoring functions will continue and our focus remains on promoting the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children in Victoria.
We will continue to provide independent scrutiny of service systems, including child protection, out-of-home care, and youth justice, and promote improvements in policies and practices that affect Victorian children and young people. This includes:
- promoting the interests of children and young people, with a focus on Aboriginal children and young people, and children and young people in the in out-of-home care, child protection and youth justice systems.putting children at the centre of our work and ensuring their voices are heard
- undertaking inquiries into services provided to children, systemic issues and into the deaths of children who are known to child protection
- advocating for children and young people, including for individual children in the care or child protection systems
- providing advice and recommendations to Government on improving system responses that promote child safety and wellbeing.
Children’s safety will remain an important focus of the Commission’s work.