Child Safety
Tamworth Regional Council is committed to creating and maintaining an environment that promotes the care, protection and safety of children. Council recognises the important role children play in creating positive, connected communities which are vital for our future.
Keeping children safe is everyone's responsibility, whether you work with children or not.
The four pillars below underpin how we achieve this.
Child Safe Reporting
This process outlines how we respond to child safety concerns raised by children, parents, community members or employees.
Who can report child safety concerns?
Anyone can report child safety concerns, Council recognises that the safety and wellbeing of children and young people is everyone's responsibility and is implemented organisation wide.
- Parent or Carer
- Child or young person
- Community member
- Council official, including employees, volunteers, contractors/sub-contractors and elected members
What can you report?
Any child safety concerns, including:
- Disclosures of abuse or harm
- Allegations, suspicions or observations
- Breach of Child Safe policy, commitment statement or relevant procedure
- General safety or environmental concerns
How to report any child safety concerns
Parents, carers, children and community members can make a report via the online Child Safe Complaint Form.
Who to report your concerns to?
Child Safety concerns can be reported to the General Manager or his delegates.
Online report form: Click here
Call: 02 6767 5555
Email: childsafety@tamworth.nsw.gov.au
Post: PO Box 555, Tamworth NSW 2340
CALL 000 (TRIPLE ZERO) IF A CHILD IS IN IMMEDIATE DANGER
If you think a child or young person is at risk of harm from abuse or neglect, contact the Child protection Helpline on 132 111.
Council's Child Safety Framework
Child Safe Policy (PDF 275.4KB)
Commitment to Child Safety Statement (PDF 52.4KB)
Child Safe Complaints Management Procedure (PDF 107.8KB)
Child Safe Reporting Process Flowchart (PDF 47.8KB)
Child Safe Complaint Form (PDF 70.3KB)
Child Safe Helplines and Resources (PDF 104.6KB)
The NSW Child Safe Standards
The NSW Child Safe Standards have been accepted by the NSW Government and were recommended by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse as a framework for making organisations safer for children. the Child Safe Standards identify what works to make organisations safer for children. They emphasise the importance of adopting multiple strategies to address child safety.
Council will continue working to strengthen our child safe practices to ensure child safety is embedded in our organisations governance processes, practice and culture.
