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Why was it formed? |
–The Act formsa significant part of comprehensive measures to protect and improve thewellbeing of vulnerable children and strengthen our child protection system. |
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When was it passed into law? |
1 July 2014 |
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Who created the law? |
Five chief executives of government agencies arejointly accountable for acting together to develop and implement a plan toprotect our children from harm, working with families/whānau andcommunities. |
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Point of the act? |
–Newrequirements for government agencies and their funded providers to have childprotection policies. –Standard safety checking for paid staffin the government-funded children’s workforce |
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What government agencies responsible? |
–Ministries of: Education, Health, Justice, SocialDevelopment –NZ Police |
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Who else is going to be involved later? |
In addition tothe five government agencies, this requirement will apply in time to the Ministry of Business, Innovation andEmployment, Te Puni Kōkiri, districthealth boards, boards of trustees ofstate and state-integratedschools,and sponsors ofpartnership schools kura houra |
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What does the Act implement to ensure children's safety |
–a new standardsafety check for all paidstaff in the government - funded children’s workforce –Workforce restrictions preventing people with certainserious convictions from rolesthat involve working alone with, or with primary responsibility for, children.This restriction is subject to an exemptions process. |
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How does it affect Midwives? |
–required toundergo a safety check and follow MOH policies regarding identifying andreporting abuse and neglect |
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What does the safety check involve? |
–Workforcesafety checks involve gathering a range of key information about a person andevaluating this information to determine whether they pose any risk in beingemployed working with children.–Theregulations require that the worker safety checks include:– identity verification– police vetting– reference checks– interviews– a risk assessment that considers thespecific child safety related risk. |
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How frequently should the safety check be completed? |
every 3 years |
