New code of practice for out-of-home care agencies – submissions closing soon
The Office of the Children’s Guardian is developing a code of practice for agencies that provide out-of-home care and adoption services in NSW.
This is part of our work to align the out-of-home care and adoption standards with the Child Safe Standards.
Consultations on the code of practice were run in 2021 and 2022, with the final round of submissions closing on 2 April 2024.
If approved, the code of practice will be the accreditation criteria for agencies to obtain and maintain accreditation.
The code of practice will do 3 important things:
- set out practice requirements to support children and young people in statutory out-of-home care or adoption arrangements
- set out how the 10 Child Safe Standards are to be implemented in the statutory out-of-home care and adoption sector
- set out the requirements to achieve and maintain accreditation.
Principal officers of each agency have been emailed the consultation paper, a draft of the amended Regulation, and a draft implementation handbook.
Feedback is due by 2 April: accreditation@ocg.nsw.gov.au
More about reviewing our accreditation and monitoring processes.
