Child Protection Reform Engagements

The State Government is committed to a fresh start for child protection in South Australia.

The Child Protection Systems Royal Commission report ‘The Life They Deserve’ was publicly released by the State Government on 8 August 2016. The report makes 260 recommendations to improve the policies, structure and culture of South Australia’s child protection system.

A full and detailed government response to the Royal Commission’s recommendations, A fresh start, can now be found on the Department for Child Protection’s website.

Current and past engagements include:

• Oversight and advocacy for child protection
• Working with children checks
• Sharing of Government data
• Children’s Commissioner - Powers and Functions
• Child protection reforms
• Royal Commission into the safety of at risk children