Child Safety at Council

Council is committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace for everyone and demonstrates a commitment to the care and protection of children and young people. We recognise that the safety and wellbeing of children and young people is everyone’s responsibility and is implemented organisation-wide.

Council, as a child-safe organisation, upholds and promotes the safety and wellbeing of children and young people, implements best practice approaches to child safety and promotes the participation of children and young people in the organisation.

The NSW Child Safe Standards 

The NSW Child Safe Standards have been accepted by the NSW Government and were recommended by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse as a framework for making organisations safer for children. The Child Safe Standards identify what works to make organisations safer for children. They emphasise the importance of adopting multiple strategies to address child safety.

To view the standards please click here.  (PDF 513KB)

Council will continue working to strengthen our child safe practices to ensure child safety embedded in our organsations governance processes, practice and culture. 

Child Safe Policy 

The Child Safe Policy and associated procedures outline how Council meets its commitment and obligations to prevent abuse and ensure the safety, welfare and well-being of the children and young people for whom Council provides a service.

To view all Council Policies, please click here. 

Child Safe Commitment Statement 

Child Safe Event Procedure

The Child Safe Event procedure outlines processes Council will implement for controlled youth and children events.

Image Consent Policy

Child Safe Reporting

This process outlines how we respond to child safety concerns raised by children, parents, community members or employees.

Who can report child safety concerns? 

Anyone can report child safety concerns, Council recognises that the safety and wellbeing of children and young people is everyone’s responsibility and is implemented organisation wide.

• Parent or Carer
• Child or young person 
• Community Member 
• Council Official, including employees, volunteers, contractors/sub-contractors and elected members,

What you can report?

Any child safety concerns, including:

• Disclosures of abuse or harm
• allegations, suspicions or observations
• Breach of Child Safe policy, commitment statement or relevant procedure
• General safety or environmental concerns

How to report any child safety concerns

Parents, carers, children and community members can make a verbal report face-to-face, letter, email or telephone call or meeting. 

Who to report your concerns to? 

Child Safety concerns can be reported to the General Manager or his delegates. For the purpose of the Child Safe Framework, the General Managers Delegates are the Manager People and Strategy, and the Manager Corporate Business.

Call: 02 6850 2300
Email: people@forbes.nsw.gov.au
Post: PO Box 333, Forbes NSW 2871
Face to face: 2 Court Street, Forbes NSW 2871.

CALL 000 (TRIPLE ZERO) IF A CHILD IS IN IMMEDIATE DANGER

If you think a child or young person is at risk of harm from abuse or neglect, contact the Child Protection Helpline on 132 111.