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National Catholic Safeguarding Standards
COMPARISON BETWEEN NCSS & STATE/TERRITORY CHILD SAFE STANDARDS/PRINCIPLES
The following table compares the National Catholic Safeguarding Standards and its criteria with child safe organisational principles and standards in place in state
jurisdictions across the country. This document will be regularly updated as requirements in state jurisdictions change.
National Catholic New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia
Safeguarding Standards Principles for Child- Blue Card System Child Safe Child Safe Standards Guidelines for Child
Standard 1 Safe Organisations Environments Safe Organisations
Committed leadership, Understands the Std 1 - Strategies to embed Leadership, governance &
governance and culture importance of child an organisational culture of culture
Child safeguarding is embedded safety child safety, through effective
in the entity’s leadership, leadership arrangements
governance and culture Std 2 – A Child Safe Policy or
Statement of Commitment to
Child Safety
1.1 The entity publicly commits The organisation has zero A statement of Documented child safe Public commitment to child An organisational
to child safeguarding and tolerance for bullying & commitment environments policy safety commitment to being child
takes a zero-tolerance discrimination that outlines safe & friendly articulates
approach to child abuse. commitment to how the commitment is
children’s safety & actioned & is publicly
wellbeing available
1.2 A child safeguarding culture Leaders within the Leadership championing child Leaders support & enable
is championed and modelled organisation set a good safe culture staff & volunteers to
at all levels of the entity from example for staff & Support for leaders to make undertake child safe &
the top down and bottom volunteers about how to child safe decisions friendly practices
up. behave respectfully Child safety is shared Everyone in the organisation,
towards children. responsibility across the including staff, volunteers,
Leaders in the organisation organisation children, young people &
make sure that all staff & families can describe what
volunteers understand their the organisation has in place
obligations towards to keep children & young
children & know what to do people safe or what to do in
if a child reports abuse or particular circumstances,
harm such as how to make a
complaint
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National Catholic New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia
Safeguarding Standards Principles for Child- Blue Card System Child Safe Child Safe Standards Guidelines for Child
Standard 1 Safe Organisations Environments Safe Organisations
1.3 Governance arrangements Communication of child Communication of child safe A clear accountability
facilitate implementation of safe environments policies & strategies to the framework for child safe &
a Child Safeguarding Policy policy & procedures to organisation’s community friendly practices &
across the entity’s activities. all relevant people procedures is promoted to
staff, volunteers, families,
children & young people &
includes access to specialist
advice about child safe
practices internally &/or
externally
1.4 A Code of Conduct provides The organisation has a code A code of conduct Code of Conduct for Std 3 – A Code of Conduct
guidelines for personnel on of conduct for all staff & adults (& where that establishes clear
expected behavioural volunteers & everyone in applicable children), expectations for appropriate
standards and the organisation knows including steps to be behaviour with children
responsibilities. how they are expected to taken if the Code if
behave towards children, breached
children’s families & each
other
1.5 The entity has risk Identify, assess & Std 6 – Strategies to identify
management strategies minimise/prevent risk & reduce or remove risks of
focusing on preventing, of harm to children child abuse
identifying and mitigating because of action or Leaders informed of the risks
risks to children. inaction of a person to child safety in the
involved in the organisation
organisation Child safe policy reflects risks
present in the organisation
1.6 Personnel understand their Ensure record keeping
obligations on information requirements, confidentiality
sharing and record keeping. & privacy are maintained
when investigating child
safety concerns
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National Catholic New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia
Safeguarding Standards Principles for Child- Blue Card System Child Safe Child Safe Standards Guidelines for Child
Standard 2 Safe Organisations Environments Safe Organisations
Children are safe, informed and The organisation focuses on Empower & promote Encourages children to Std 7 – Strategies to promote Empowering children to
participate what is best for the the participation of engage in decisions that the participation & participate
Children are informed about their children children in decision- affect them empowerment of children
rights, participate in decision making & service
affecting them and are taken development
seriously.
2.1 Children are informed about Children’s views matter & Rights-based approach Ensures that children Consult with children about Staff/volunteers promote
their rights, including safety, the organisation asks to service delivery & know who they can talk decisions affecting them children’s rights and
information and children about what would empowerment of to if they are feeling Inform children of their rights responsibilities and promote
participation. make them feel safe children to raise any unsafe Provide information on personal safety and support
Children are consulted matters that are policies & procedures in
before important decisions concerning them child-friendly & accessible
are made and informed ways
about how the information
they provide will be used
2.2 The importance of Staff/volunteers run their
friendships is recognised and activities in an inclusive way
support from peers is that adds to the self-esteem
encouraged, helping children of all participants
feel safe and less isolated.
2.3 Where relevant to the
setting or context, children
and families may be offered
access to abuse prevention
programs and related
information that is age
appropriate.
2.4 Personnel are attuned to The organisation acts on Create opportunities for
signs of harm and facilitate children’s views and children to participate in
child-friendly ways for addresses their concerns planning, preparation, action
children to express their Children are consulted & feedback
views, participate in before important decisions Ensure children know how to
decision-making and raise are made and informed raise concerns
their concerns. about how the information Train staff & volunteers on
they provide will be used empowering children
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National Catholic New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia
Safeguarding Standards Principles for Child- Blue Card System Child Safe Child Safe Standards Guidelines for Child
Standard 3 Safe Organisations Environments Safe Organisations
Partnering with families, carers The organisation welcomes Welcomes and values Involving family and
and communities children’s families and open communication community
Families, carers and communities communities with families and carers
are informed and involved in
promoting child safeguarding.
3.1 Families and carers Families feel welcome and
participate in decision are encouraged to
affecting their child. participate with their child
3.2 The entity engages and The organisation’s Ensure leaders, staff, There are opportunities for
openly communicates with commitment to child safety volunteers, families & parents, carers and
families, carers and and its strategies for children understand the child community members to
communities about its child ensuring children are safe is safe policy participate in activities in the
safeguarding approach, and publicly available organisation
relevant information is information
accessible.
3.3 Families, carers and Families are invited to Incorporate feedback from Opportunities for parents,
communities have a say in provide feedback and there children, families, staff & carers and other community
the entity’s policies and is an easy process for volunteers into the child safe members to be involved in
practices. families to make a policy & Code of Conduct program and policy
complaint or raise a development and reviews
concern within the organisation are
actively promoted
3.4 Families, carers and Leaders within the Is able to provide Barriers that may prevent
communities are informed organisation make sure families and carers with parent, carer and/or
about the entity’s operations feedback or concerns raised a written copy of their community participation
and governance. by families or the procedures have been identified and
community is followed-up addressed.
The organisation provides
families and communities
with up-to-date
information about how it
keeps children safe
3.5 The entity takes a leadership Raise community awareness
role in raising community about child abuse
awareness of the dignity and
rights of all children.
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