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Acting Children’s Guardian Rachael Ward has a message for child-related organisations in NSW that have not yet implemented the Child Safe Scheme – it’s time to ‘get started’ now. 

The NSW Government has appointed Ms Rachael Ward Acting Children's Guardian, effective today.

Over the past couple of weeks, I had the pleasure to participate in events delivered by the Catholic Church, as part of our ongoing engagement with faith-based organisations: Steve's update.

The steering group that guides the progress of key NSW government agencies as they fulfil their responsibilities under the NSW Child Safe Scheme met for the second time this month: Steve’s update.

Steve's update: At a conference held last week to explore managing risk in the services and care provided to vulnerable children and young people in Australia, I was glad to contribute to a panel discussion on out-of-home care.

At a symposium and awards night for special religious educators, Children’s Guardian Steve Kinmond OAM spoke about the importance of implementing the Child Safe Scheme in faith-based settings.

The Office of the Children’s Guardian Annual Report 2023–24 was tabled today in NSW Parliament.

Steve's update: A highlight for this month was hosting a forum of state and territory representatives from across Australia involved in administering Child Safe and Reportable Conduct Schemes.

A joint project with the NSW Department of Education entered a new phase when a new module of 3 eLearning courses for early childhood educators was published on Wednesday 9 October.

The Office of the Children’s Guardian has joined an important forum to guide the interaction of police and other government and community agencies with children and young people who break the law or are at risk of offending.