Child Safety Standards

Thank you to all congregations that submitted their Round 2 Child Safety Standards Action Plan or Child Safety ‘No Children’ Assurance by the 31 March deadline.

Safe Church training delivery has been met with approval across the LCA, with feedback flooding in from suburban and regional congregations following the rollout of the new training model late last year. There were 109 participants in back-to-back Level 1 sessions last week.

If they haven’t already done so late in 2024, all LCA congregations should now be undertaking a self-assessment and preparing their round 2 Child Safety Standards Action Plan.

Congregations that signed a Child Safety ‘No Children’ Assurance in Round 1 are reminded that a new assurance is required for Round 2.

Have you visited the Child Safety Standards Resources page recently? Many resources are available to assist congregations in implementing the Child Safety Standards – many of which are new and may be of interest to you.

by Nicole Hall

The LCA Child Safety Standards Action Plans for Round 2 are due to be submitted by 31 March 2025.