Carer Guide
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Legislation

Legislation

Children’s rights

A child’s right to participate in decision making about their own life is identified in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child....
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Carer responsibilities

As a carer it is your responsibility to provide a caring, safe and normal home life emotional care where children feel cared for and valued...
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Child protection and out of home care legislation

Child protection legislation Out of home care is either foster care, kinship care or residential care provided to a child when they can’t be...
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Mandatory reporting

Mandatory reporting is a term used to describe a law requiring some groups of people to report suspected cases of child abuse and neglect to...
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