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21 February 2017

NSW Deputy Ombudsman criticises state's 'hodgepodge' child abuse monitoring system

One of Australia's most senior child protection bureaucrats has expressed concern with the way governments monitor incidents of child abuse within religious institutions.
NSW Deputy Ombudsman Steve Kinmond runs a watchdog scheme in his state that checks how schools, churches, childcare and foster care agencies handle complaints of child abuse.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-14/calls-for-national-child-protection-body-nsw-deputy-ombudsman/8269570