The incorporates our responsibilities to implement key Commission of Inquiry recommendations to strengthen the safety and wellbeing of children and young people at Ashley Youth Detention Centre. The plan will be updated annually to ensure it remains current.
This Action Plan replaces the original . This plan was first developed in September 2022, when the Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government鈥檚 Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional Settings requested an interim plan on how children and young people are being kept safe at Ashley Youth Detention Centre.
The is the final update of this original plan.
Progress on implementing recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry
In 2023 the Tasmanian Government accepted all recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government鈥檚 Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional Settings. Work to put in place the 39 recommendations that relate to Youth Justice services in Tasmania is led by several Government agencies including the Department for Education Children and Young People (DECYP).
The Tasmanian government鈥檚 10-year plan for youth justice system reform in Tasmania including delivery of a new youth justice facility is currently led by DECYP. The broader reform plans are outlined in the聽 and the .
More information about progress to implement Commission of Inquiry recommendations that relate to youth justice, including lead agencies for each recommendation is available on the website.
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