Under the Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Act 2000, organisations regulated by the Blue Card System are legislatively required to develop, implement and maintain a child and youth risk management strategy. The purpose of Banyo Baptist Church’s Safe Church Strategy (Strategy) for working with vulnerable people is to help identify potential risks of harm to vulnerable people and to implement strategies to minimise these risks. This Strategy provides a clear and consistent framework to guide and support the stakeholders who work with Banyo Baptist Church’s or who participate in Banyo Baptist Church’s ministries and activities. The Strategy also cultivates a culture of safety so that all people, involved in or attending the Church are safe and free to grow in their relationship with God and others. This Strategy is a framework that is considered by Banyo Baptist Church’s to be a culmination of policy, procedure, guiding principles and resources that fulfil the obligations of the Working with Children. This strategy is in accordance with the Working with Children Risk Management and Screening) Act 2000 and reflects the findings of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

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