The Annual Report: Deaths of children and young people collects, analyses and publishes information about child deaths to help prevent future deaths and serious injuries.
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Annual Report of the performance on the Queensland child protection system 2023–24 (pdf, 6.86 MB)
Section 40 of the Family and Child Commission Act 2014 (the Act) requires the Queensland Family and Child Commission to include the following information in its annual report:
- Queensland’s performance in relation to achieving state and national goals relating to the child protection system.
- Queensland’s performance over time in comparison to other jurisdictions.
- Queensland’s progress in reducing the number of, and improving the outcomes for, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people in the child protection system.
Under Schedule 2 of the Act (Definitions), the child protection system:
- means the system of services provided by relevant agencies to children and young people in need of protection or at risk of harm
- includes preventative and support services to strengthen and support families and prevent harm to children and young people.
In line with this definition, this report includes performance information relating to prevention, early intervention and protective intervention efforts as they relate to national and state goals.
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