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LOVE COMES TO LIFE when we treat each other with courtesy and respect, and when the way we behave towards each other reflects the way God loves us.
Child Safety Plans due this month
Congratulations and thank you to those congregations who have recently submitted their Child Safety Plans and thank you also to those of you who are working hard to complete them!
If your congregation has not yet submitted its Child Safety Plan, or, if you have no children in regular attendance, if you have not yet submitted a child safety assurance, you now only have two weeks to do this. The Child Safety Plan or child safety assurance, are due by 31 March 2023.
This is a high priority for the Church and it is not optional. It will help the Church to keep our children safe, and to meet its legal, synodical, and ethical obligations relating to their safety and care.
If you need any assistance, there are many resources to help you.
Please visit www.lca.org.au/css where you will find everything you need: guidelines, templates, videos, Frequently Asked Questions, tips for Assessors, and more.
In addition, you are welcome to contact either your District Professional Standards Officer or the Child Safety Standards team for further advice.
Email: css@lca.org.au
Phone: Nicole Hall mobile - 0491 011 643 or direct line - 08 8267 7372
Digital industry held to account for kids’ safety online
The Australian Government has backed the latest round of reporting notices issued by the eSafety Commissioner, calling on digital platforms to demonstrate how they are keeping children safe online.
The Commissioner has issued legal notices to Google (including YouTube), Twitter, TikTok, Twitch and Discord, to determine how each provider is complying with the Government’s Basic Online Safety Expectations in relation to child sexual exploitation and abuse.
Report details the massive economic cost of abuse
An economic report, into people with disability in Australia, estimates the annual cost of abuse and neglect at $46 billion.
WORKSHOPS
Safe Church Level 1
Safe Church Level 1 Refresher
Safe Church Level 2
March 2023
April 2023
- 18 Mar -- Auckland, NZ (Lvl 1)
- 19 Mar -- Adelaide (Aberfoyle Park), SA (Lvl 1)
- 19 Mar -- Auckland, NZ (R)
- 23 Mar & 24 Mar -- Adelaide (Hope Valley), SA (R)
- 26 Mar -- Sunshine Coast (Buderim), Qld (Lvl 1)
- 1 Apr -- Adelaide (Glenelg), SA
(Lvl 1) - 23 Apr -- Gold Coast (Southport), Qld (Lvl 1)
If you are unable to travel to a workshop, Level 1 and Level 2 training is also available online
Again, we would like to remind you that Child Safety Plans are due at the end of this month.
If you are stuck and would like some help, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us or Nicole Hall!
Blessings from your Professional Standards team
Tim Ross
Manager
Elizabeth Kloeden
Qld PSO
Carolyn Kiss
NSW|ACT PSO
Denise Muschamp
Vic|Tas & NZ PSO
Dave Biar
SA|NT PSO
Questions|Concerns|Feedback
Your local Professional Standards Officers are here to support you.
NEW SOUTH WALES
Carolyn Kiss
0457 770 100
carolyn.kiss@lca.org.au
NEW ZEALAND
Denise Muschamp
+61 437 180 928
pso@lutheran.org.nz
QUEENSLAND
Elizabeth Kloeden
0437 252 736
elizabeth.kloeden@lca.org.au
SOUTH AUSTRALIA – NORTHERN TERRITORY
Dave Biar
0427 946 012
dave.biar@lca.org.au
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Professional Standards
08 8267 7300
psd@lca.org
VICTORIA – TASMANIA
Denise Muschamp
0437 180 928
denise.muschamp@lca.org.au
PSD webpage shortcuts
- Homepage and PSO contact details www.lca.org.au/psd
- Training www.lca.org.au/safechurchtraining
- Frequently Asked Questions www.lca.org.au/psd-faqs
- Resources, including for Safe Church Coordinators www.lca.org.au/psd-sp3
- LCA Standards of Ethical Behaviour www.lca.org.au/seb
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