National Redress Scheme (Australia)
On 16 June 2018 the General Church Council (GCC) resolved that the LCA will join the National Redress Scheme for people who have experienced child sexual abuse in institutional settings.
Established by the Commonwealth Government, the scheme is a direct result of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. It will provide a nationally consistent means of response to abuse that occurred within churches and other institutions.
The LCA is joining state and territory governments and non-government bodies across Australia which have already ‘opted in’ to the scheme. These include the Catholic Church, the Anglican Church, the Salvation Army, the Uniting Church and Scouts Australia. The scheme started on 1 July 2018 and will run for 10 years.
Read Bishop John Henderson's 'Heartland'
Read the LCA News story (18 June 2018)
Royal Commission: Child Sexual Abuse
LCA Working Group
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