On 23 February some important child safety reforms came into effect, with two key regulatory functions transferring from the Commission for Children and Young People (CCYP) to the Social Services Regulator (SSR).
The Child Safe Standards (CSS) obligations that sat under the CCYP, and the Reportable Conduct Scheme (RCS), along with the Working with Children Check (WWCC), now sit under one roof with the SSR’s existing regulatory functions.
These changes mean that for the first time, the WWCC, RCS and the Worker and Carer Exclusion Scheme will be overseen by a single regulator with increased powers to detect, exclude and prevent people who present a risk, from working with children – an important change that will strengthen child safety for all Victorian families.
Learn more: New reforms to strengthen child safety
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