Childsafe Guide

A step-by-step guide to help you manage risk and keep children safe in your organisation

The Childsafe Guide is a tool for organisations that provides:

A process for evaluating how childsafe your organisation currently is, as well as for developing robust plans to protect the children in your care,
A framework to develop a comprehensive child protection policy that will ensure your organisation has:

Children have the right to be safe and to be responded to appropriately when they are at risk.
All organisations working with children need to have safe systems in place.
It is important that children are safe when they are cared for by others.
It is just as important that if issues arise, they are dealt with professionally and appropriately.
With effective structures and guidelines, your organisation will gain the respect and trust of those who leave their children in your care, as well as protect children and safeguard your staff.

The Childsafe Organisation Guide is for all organisations, clubs, NGOs and groups that have an involvement with children: