The Vulnerable Children Act 2014, requires us (along with other State services and organisations providing government–funded services to children and families) to have a Child Protection Policy (CPP).

The Act requires our policy to:

• Contain, at a minimum, how we identify and report child abuse and neglect
• Be available to download from our website
• Be reviewed within 3 years
• We must report on how we are implementing the CPP in our Annual Report

Our Child Protection Policy goes beyond these minimum requirements and also sets out how we will build a culture of child protection within the Ministry.