Child Safety Review
A structured assessment that gives you a clear, honest picture of where your organisation stands and a practical path forward.
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A comprehensive, independent assessment of your child safe systems — what's in place, what's working, and where the gaps are. Clear findings. Practical recommendations. No sugarcoating.
What This Service Is
A formal audit is a thorough, evidence-based examination of your organisation's child safe systems, policies, practices, and culture — assessed against current legislation and the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations.
It goes deeper than a Child Safety Review. Where a Review gives you a starting picture, an Audit examines the detail — documentation, processes, staff understanding, reporting systems, and governance structures.
You receive a comprehensive written report with clear findings and prioritised recommendations.
What Problems This Solves
- Your organisation needs an independent, formal assessment of its child safe systems.
- An incident or complaint has raised questions about the adequacy of current practices.
- A regulator, funder, or governing body has requested a formal audit.
- Leadership wants confidence that systems are genuinely robust — not just compliant on paper.
- A previous review identified gaps and you need a formal assessment of how far you've come.
- Your organisation has grown significantly and systems need formal re-examination.
What Is Included
- Review of all relevant child safety policies, procedures, and documentation.
- Assessment of reporting systems and complaint handling processes.
- Examination of governance structures and leadership accountability.
- Staff and leadership interviews where appropriate.
- Site visits where relevant.
- Gap analysis against current legislation and the National Principles.
- Comprehensive written report with clear findings.
- Prioritised recommendations with practical guidance for implementation.
- Debrief session to walk through findings with leadership.
How It Works
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We discuss the scope, purpose, and timeline of the audit
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Relevant documentation is gathered and reviewed
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Interviews and site visits are conducted where appropriate
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Findings are assessed against current standards and legislation
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A comprehensive written report is prepared
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We walk leadership through the findings and answer questions
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Implementation support is available if needed
Who This Is For
- Organisations required to demonstrate formal compliance to a regulator or funder.
- Leadership teams that want an independent, honest assessment of their systems.
- Organisations responding to an incident, complaint, or governance concern.
- Organisations that have undergone significant growth or change and need systems formally reassessed.
- Organisations that have completed a Child Safety Review and want to go deeper.
What This Looks Like in Practice
Linda White, Managing Director and CEO of Child Safety Alliance Australia, worked with STEPS Group to review its child safety framework and test it in practice. The work included in-person site walk-throughs to check how policy requirements translated into real operating environments, connecting governance, reporting, staff responsibilities and practical risk controls. The result was a framework designed for implementation, not policy compliance alone.
Why Choose CSAA
- Independent and objective — findings are based on evidence, not what organisations want to hear.
- Comprehensive — we examine systems, documentation, governance, and practice.
- Aligned with the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations and current state and territory legislation.
- Plain language reporting — findings are clear and actionable, not buried in technical language.
- 30 years of practical experience across government, education, sport, and community sectors.
- Every audit is led by Linda directly.
Get an Honest Picture of Where Your Organisation Stands
Whether you're responding to an incident, meeting a regulatory requirement, or simply want confidence that your systems are genuinely robust — a formal audit gives you the clarity to act.