Key information
- The outlines DECYP鈥檚 approach to safeguarding children and young people.
- All workers must comply with their legal obligations and DECYP鈥檚 safeguarding requirements.
- The Office of Safeguarding Children and Young People provides oversight over DECYP鈥檚 efforts to be a child safe organisation.
Our vision
In Tasmania, all children and young people are safe, secure and supported.
They are heard, cared for and their rights are understood and upheld.
Our approach to safeguarding
The describes DECYP鈥檚 approach to safeguarding children and young people from abuse.
It supports DECYP鈥檚 implementation of
It applies to all areas of DECYP. All workers must comply with their legal obligations and the department鈥檚 requirements for safeguarding children and young people.
Bringing the Standards and Universal Principle into practice
To support understanding, find below a series of short videos on the Child and Youth Safe Standards and Universal Principle and how they can be applied in your day-to-day work.
These videos are designed to complement the Safeguarding Framework and provide practical examples of what safeguarding looks like across different roles and settings.
If you would like to know more, please contact us at safeguarding@decyp.tas.gov.au.
How can I support a child/young person?
All children and young people have the right to be safe and feel safe.
Talking to a child/young person about their experience
A video resource is available to help you learn how to support a child or young person who needs your help. Click on the image below to play this video.
This video should be used alongside the . The guide provides additional guidance on how you can respond in a trauma-informed way, and support a child or young person who shares something worrying.
I want to raise a concern about the safety of a child/young person
If you are worried about a child or young person, you must report it immediately.
Learn more on our Report a concern webpage.
About the Office of Safeguarding Children and Young People
The Office of Safeguarding Children and Young People (the Office) provides oversight of DECYP鈥檚 efforts to be a child safe organisation.
As part of this, the Office provides the department and individual work areas with support regarding policy development, risk identification, workforce development and training initiatives.
Our work is guided by DECYP鈥檚 framework for safeguarding children and young people 鈥� Safe. Secure. Supported. and underpinned by .
Key work includes:
- supporting implementation of the and Tasmania鈥檚 within DECYP
- progressing activities connected with recommendations from:
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- developing:
- Safeguarding training for DECYP workers and guidance information on topics such as reporting concerns about children and young people, and
- web-based resources, such as the 鈥� a resource to help children, young people and adults with experience of child abuse find the help they need.
Related resources
To contact the Office, email safeguarding@decyp.tas.gov.au.