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Child Safe Standards

The Child Safe Standards are compulsory minimum standards for organisations which provide services for children, to ensure they are well prepared to keep children and young people safe and protect them from abuse.

Ministerial Order 1359 – Implementing the Child Safe Standards – Managing the Risk of Child Abuse in Schools and School Boarding Premises outlines minimum requirements schools and school boarding premises must meet to comply with the Child Safe Standards. The child safety obligations under the Child Safe Standards and Ministerial Order 1359 apply to all school environments, including TTCs.

The host school must comply with the Child Safe Standards including ensuring all staff meet Working with Children requirements.

Includes information on how host schools must comply with the Child Safe Standards.

Reviewed 21 July 2025

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