A culture of safeguarding children and adults is championed at all levels of the Diocese from the top down and bottom up. A strong safeguarding culture is embedded across our Diocese and leaders are proactive in promoting safeguarding and the dignity of everyone and ensure there are systems and practices to actively monitor safeguarding compliance and risk management. We emphasise that safeguarding children and adults is everyone’s responsibility, and we provide ongoing education programs to build awareness and prevent abuse. Our Diocesan code of conduct sets clear behavioural standards towards children and adults. Our Diocesan policies and procedures are aligned and comply with the NSW Child Safe Standards, the National Catholic Safeguarding Standards (NCSS), and the National Catholic Church Code of Conduct, Our Common Mission and Integrity in our Common Mission.
We are committed to the National Catholic Safeguarding Standards.
We take our legal, moral, and spiritual responsibility of ensuring a safe environment for all, seriously. Learning from the lessons of the past, we are committed to a journey of continual improvement and accountability to our communities. We have openly embraced our commitment to Australian Catholic Safeguarding Ltd Audit and Review Program. The Audit and Review framework includes a range of assessment tools to undertake a risk-based assessment of the safeguarding culture of our Chancery and Parishes. Australian Catholic Safeguarding Ltd publishes the completed Audit reports on their website.