RequiredThis is a requirement of the Children's Act 2014.
Part 2 of the Children’s Act – New Zealand Legislation
A child protection policy outlines how your service will:
- work to keep children safe from abuse and neglect
- identify, report, and respond to suspected or real cases of child abuse and neglect.
Your policy must be reviewed at least every 3 years.
Find out more about child protection policies for each service type:
- HS31 for centre-based services
- HS28 for home-based services
- HS13 for hospital-based services
- HS31 for kōhanga reo
- HS11 for playgroups.
Our child protection policy
We have a child protection policy that encourages a culture of child protection.
