From Blueprint to Open for Business: the re-creation of the Department of Child Safety in Queensland.

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Author

Nancy Spencer, Director, Child Safety Implementation Unit

Speaker

Robin Sullivan

Organisation

Department of Child Safety, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

In January 2004, the Crime and Misconduct Commission delivered a package of recommendations to the Queensland Government designed to herald a new era in child protection. The recommendations aimed to restore community trust in the child safety system through a focus on the safety and security of children at risk. The Blueprint provided the strategies to establish and resource the new child safety model. The reforms provide for additional staff and reduced workloads, better training and improved accountability. The paper will outline the new child safety model and the recreation of the Department of Child Safety. This new model includes innovative whole-of-government approaches and community partnerships for assisting children at risk. To implement and report on these major changes, strategies have been developed to provide regular reassurance to the Queensland Government on progress towards targets. Some of the challenges and opportunities that have arisen in opening the new department for business are also presented.

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Biography

Dr Robin Sullivan
Dr Robin Sullivan has been appointed as the first Director-General of the new Queensland department of Child Safety. As Director-General, Robin is responsible for leading a Department committed to protecting children and young people and, through implementation of the government�s Blueprint for Queensland�s Child Protection system, ensuring they are safe from abuse and neglect.