The Commission for Children and Young People (CCYP) is an independent statutory body that promotes improvement in policies and practices affecting the safety and wellbeing of Victorian children and young people. It has a particular focus on vulnerable children and young people.
The CCYP:
- promotes the rights, safety and wellbeing of children and young people
- provides independent scrutiny and oversight of services for children and young people, particularly those in the out-of-home care, child protection and youth justice systems and drive safe, rights based and child centred services
- advocates for best practice policy, program and service responses to meet the needs of children and young people
- promotes the views and experiences of children and young people to increase the awareness of government and the community.