Protecting the safety and wellbeing of children and young people is a joint protocol of the Department of Human Services Child Protection, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Licensed Children's Services and Victorian Schools. The protocol details current policy and practice to promote and support the safety and wellbeing of children and young people in Victorian schools and licensed children's services. It also defines the respective roles and responsibilities for each service / agency involved in the protocol in working together to protect children and young people from abuse and neglect.
The protocol provides information for licensed children's services and Victorian schools to take appropriate action when it is believed that a child has suffered harm, or is likely to suffer harm, through abuse or neglect. To download a copy of the Protecting the safety and wellbeing of children and young people protocol, go to the Department of Human Services website from the link below. You will also be able to download a copy of Step-by-step Guide to Making a Report.
