‘Unsatisfactory’: Children check reforms could take 12 months

‘Unsatisfactory’: Children check reforms could take 12 months

Urgent reforms on working with children checks - including a “banned in one, banned in all” approach - could take up to a year to fix, with the delay slammed as “unsatisfactory”.

National reforms fast-tracked for 'Working With Children Check' system

Federal and state Attorneys-General have agreed to fast-track reforms to the 'Working With Children Check' system. Recently, a number of allegations of abuse in childcare systems across multiple states have come to light.