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Child safety overhaul: PV media comment

Parents Victoria CEO Gail McHardy was interviewed on ABC Radio Statewide Drive yesterday, responding to the State Government’s announcement of an overhaul to the state’s child safety system. The government has accepted all 22 recommendations of the recent Rapid Child Safety Review and proposed tougher regulations and training requirements for people who work with children. You can see the details of the government’s announcement on the Premier’s website.

In her radio interview with the ABC’s Prue Bentley, Gail spoke about the need to re-establish public trust and confidence in the childcare system and the need to prioritise protection over profit in the childcare system. She commended the government for ‘finally realising that if you’re going to have effective oversight on child safety, it needs to be properly funded.’

You can listen to Gail’s ABC interview online on the Statewide Drive web page (skip forward to 1 hour 8 minutes).

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