Safeguarding Children is committed to ensuring the protection, safety and well-being of all children and young people. This is the primary focus of our work and decision making.
Safeguarding Children is committed to ensuring the protection, safety and well-being of all children and young people. This is the primary focus for our work and decision making.
Safeguarding Children has zero tolerance for child abuse and neglect. All allegations, child protection, safety and well-being concerns are treated seriously, consistently and rigorously with our policies and procedures. We have legal and moral obligations to contact authorities when concerns of this nature arise.
Safeguarding Children is committed to providing an environment where children and young people are safe, feel safe and their voices are heard about decisions that affect them.
Safeguarding Children is committed to the prevention and early intervention of child abuse and neglect. Safe recruitment procedures of new and existing team members are applied. Team members receive regular training on child protection, safety and well-being relevant to the organisation and their role.
Each member of the Safeguarding Children team has a responsibility to understand their role, both individually and collectively, to ensure the protection, safety and well-being of children is at the forefront of every action and decision they make in relation to their work.
Occasionally, Safeguarding Children will receive a disclosure of concern for the safety and welfare of a child or young person. Safeguarding Children will always encourage that person to pass on their concern to Oranga Tamariki or the Police in the form of a Report of Concern. If the informant feels unable to make a Report of Concern, Safeguarding Children will not keep that information in confidence if they believe doing so will continue to leave the child or young person in a dangerous or harmful situation.