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 Child Protection Review - Appendices 1-9
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Child Protection Review by Robyn Layton QC: A State plan to protect and advance the interests of children. There are nine appendices. Appendix 1: Terms of Reference. Appendix 2: Submissions. Appendix 3: Consultations and Visits. Appendix 4: References. Appendix 5: Bibliography. Appendix 6: Staff Members of the Child Protection Review. Appendix 7: Advisory Groups. Appendix 8: Legislation (Acts). Appendix 9: Diagrams and Tables.
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Child Protection Review - Chapter 01: The State Plan for Child Protection
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Child Protection Review by Robyn Layton QC: A State plan to protect and advance the interests of children. Chapter One describes the overall State Plan for Child
Protection and articulates the four major aspects of the State Plan: the purposes and goals; the framework and major structural reforms; the major action areas and; priorities for implementation.
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Child Protection Review - Chapter 03: The Social Context of Child Protection
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Child Protection Review by Robyn Layton QC: A State plan to protect and advance the interests of children. Chapter three includes an overview of the broader context for children
and young people and child protection; the relationship between socio-economic disadvantage and child abuse and neglect; the incidence and prevalence of abuse and neglect; the financial cost of child abuse and neglect, and; the social costs of maltreatment.
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Child Protection Review - Chapter 05: Statutory Bodies Protecting Child and Youth Interests
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Child Protection Review by Robyn Layton QC: A State plan to protect and advance the interests of children. Chapter five includes the required statutory mechanisms by which
children and youth can be assured that their rights and interests are protected; statutory means of protecting children and young people when in out-of-home care including the Charter of Rights of Children in Care, and; ensuring that the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child ratified by Australia is
implemented in practice.
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Child Protection Review - Chapter 06: Early Intervention and Prevention Framework and Services
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Child Protection Review by Robyn Layton QC: A State plan to protect and advance the interests of children. Chapter six includes the current theoretical and research foundations
about early intervention and prevention and their effectiveness; an overview of selected international and national strategies and models; the current South Australian situation; key requirements for a framework for
effective protection, and; recommendations for services required.
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Child Protection Review - Chapter 07: Interagency Coordination and Relationships
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Child Protection Review by Robyn Layton QC: A State plan to protect and advance the interests of children. Chapter seven includes some brief details on the key agencies involved in the child protection system; details of some of the current issues impeding
effective coordination and collaboration between the various agencies; details on information sharing and
confidentiality issues; key requirements for effective coordination, and; recommendations for improving coordination and governance of the child protection system in South Australia.
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Child Protection Review - Chapter 08: Indigenous Children and Young Persons
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Child Protection Review by Robyn Layton QC: A State plan to protect and advance the interests of children. Chapter eight includes a brief historical context and suggests a human rights perspective for developing a framework of action; provides an overview of some of the major
national and State reviews and reports; describes some of the issues and complexities and provides some specific data; discusses some of the systems and legal issues, and; offers recommendations to assist in progressing and building on the good work already occurring in this area.
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Child Protection Review - Chapter 09: Family and Youth Services
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Child Protection Review by Robyn Layton QC: A State plan to protect and advance the interests of children. Chapter nine is divided into two sections. Section A: Structures and Functions includes a brief overview and general observations of the current roles and functions of Family and Youth
Services (FAYS); staffing and resource concerns of FAYS; accountability practices including audits and
complaints processes, and; organisational and structural arrangements required
for effective child protection systems including interagency case management processes. Section B: Child Protection Processes includes an overview of Family and Youth Services’ child protection processes; some statistics on child abuse and neglect; some description of key points in the child protection process; specific recommendations for improving the current service response to child
protection cases in South Australia, and; discussion on processes for dealing with allegations of extra-familial (outside the family) abuse.
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Child Protection Review - Chapter 10: Mandatory Reporting for Child Protection
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Child Protection Review by Robyn Layton QC: A State plan to protect and advance the interests of children. Chapter 10 includes the mandatory reporting for child protection; current issues related to mandatory notification; factors for an effective system including training, and;
recommendations for improving the current system.
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Child Protection Review - Chapter 11: Alternative Care
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Child Protection Review by Robyn Layton QC: A State plan to protect and advance the interests of children. Chapter 11 summarises the general nature of submissions; acknowledges the Semple Report with its
associated recommendations, and; makes further recommendations.
This chapter should be read in conjunction with Chapter 12 (Children and Young People Under the
Guardianship and Custody of the Minister).
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Child Protection Review - Chapter 12: Children and Young People Under the Custody or Guardianship of the Minister
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Child Protection Review by Robyn Layton QC: A State plan to protect and advance the interests of children. Chapter 12 includes a brief overview of current arrangements for children and young people under the custody
or guardianship of the Minister; addresses some of the issues that have arisen during the submission and consultation process, and; makes specific recommendations to improve
outcomes for children and young people in these circumstances.
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Child Protection Review - Chapter 13: Adolescents at Risk
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Child Protection Review by Robyn Layton QC: A State plan to protect and advance the interests of children. Chapter 13 includes the nature of the risk; the special needs of adolescents; the views of adolescents, and; recommendations for improvement.
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Child Protection Review - Chapter 14: Children and Young People with Disabilities
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Child Protection Review by Robyn Layton QC: A State plan to protect and advance the interests of children. Chapter 14 includes an account of the concerns raised in submissions
and consultations; statistical information regarding the incidence
of child abuse and neglect for children
with disabilities; information on the types of safety and protection
mechanisms required, and; offers the specific recommendations for consideration.
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Child Protection Review - Chapter 15: Children and the Courts
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Child Protection Review by Robyn Layton QC: A State plan to protect and advance the interests of children. Chapter 15 includes children and their direct contact with the court systems, including consideration of the Family
Court (Commonwealth), the Youth Court (SA) and the Criminal Courts in South Australia, and; children as witnesses, the receipt of their evidence
and their participation in the court system.
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Child Protection Review - Chapter 18: Child Death and Serious Injury Review
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Child Protection Review by Robyn Layton QC: A State plan to protect and advance the interests of children. Chapter 18 includes non-accidental death and serious injury to children; discusses the process to monitor epidemiology factors isolated to such deaths and serious injury, and; proposes a recommendation for establishing a review committee to provide a whole-of-system review mechanism.
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Child Protection Review - Chapter 19: Child Protection in Education
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Child Protection Review by Robyn Layton QC: A State plan to protect and advance the interests of children. Chapter 19 includes child protection in the education sectors, incorporating Government as well as non-Government sectors including TAFE. It provides a general context as well as information regarding the role of education in early intervention and prevention; factors for creating child-safe communities; current issues in service responses to child abuse and neglect; the need for professional support and training, and; provides recommendations to improve child
protection responses within an education context.
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Child Protection Review - Chapter 20: Community Education and Child Protection
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Child Protection Review by Robyn Layton QC: A State plan to protect and advance the interests of children. Chapter 20 includes community education objectives; the types of programs required for parent
education both universally and for targeted communities and families, and; a framework for development community education programs.
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Child Protection Review - Chapter 21: Education and Training in Child Protection
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Child Protection Review by Robyn Layton QC: A State plan to protect and advance the interests of children. Chapter 21 includes current education and training available in South Australia; the need for improved availability of multidisciplinary
education and training in child protection; the need to ensure all professionals receive an appropriate level of training on child protection in
undergraduate education; requirements for appropriate education and training, workforce development and support for professionals in child protection; system-wide approaches to developing appropriate expertise and experience, and; effective support for staff exposed to this work.
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