Document Actions
Guidelines
The Office of the Children’s Guardian has prepared guidelines required by the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998. These will enable designated agencies and authorised carers to fulfil their responsibilities under the legislation.
| To view a section please click the title or to download a section in the format of your choice right-click the corresponding Word or PDF icon and choose "save target as" (if using Internet Explorer) or "save link as" (if using Netscape). |
| ||
| All children and young persons in out-of-home care | |||
Authorised carers have the authority to make day-to-day decisions associated with the provision of care to a child or young person in out-of-home care. This authority is subject to any directions given by their designated agency and the Children’s Guardian. Download the Guide in pdf | |||
Expands on the principles which are required to inform the provision of religious instruction of children and young persons in out-of-home care. Download the Guide in pdf | |||
Designated agencies must have a behaviour management policy in order to guide and inform authorised carers in the way they manage the behaviour of children and young persons in their care. Applications for accreditation and quality improvement must be accompanied by a copy of the agency’s own behaviour management policy. Download the Guide in pdf | |||
| Court ordered care | |||
A resource for designated agencies for conducting annual and other reviews of children and young persons in court ordered care, which are required by the legislation. Download the Guide in pdf | |||
The Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (the Act) addresses designated agency disclosure of information about the placement of a child or young person in out-of-home care to parents and other significant people. The Act requires designated agencies to have regard to the wishes of the child or young person, the authorised carer and these Guidelines when deciding on the amount and type of information to disclose. Download the Guide in pdf | |||
Download the Guide in pdf |