ACSL Annual Report 2025 FINAL DIGITAL (spreads) v3 - Flipbook - Page 14
Services:
LEARNING FROM OUR
SAFEGUARDING AUDITS
Since 2017 the Church has invested heavily in proactive safeguarding
work, and the evidence of this is in the findings of the ACSL audits.
Each audit is conducted checking an entitiy’s progress against the
National Catholic Safeguarding Standards (NCSS).
Each audit provides a continuous improvement plan that
reflects how our safeguarding environment has changed
including a commitment to adults at risk.
The strengths indicated by our audit findings include:
y Commitment to professional learning at all levels of Church
entities (Standard 7: Ongoing education and training)
Achieving safeguarding accreditation
is a significant milestone for our organisation.
It reflects our unwavering commitment to creating
safe and respectful environments where our clients
can thrive, and recognises the dedication of our staff,
volunteers, leadership team and Board to embedding
safeguarding into our culture, systems, and daily practice.
The auditors made some recommendations for improvement,
particularly in areas of emerging risk such as safe online
environments, which will be acted on in 2026.
y Strong people management particularly around recruitment
(Standard 5: right people, right role, right knowledge).
These findings point to the significant progress made
nationally and the strategic opportunities ahead
for ACSL to drive continuous improvement.
ANNE KIRWAN
CEO, MARYMEAD CATHOLICCARE
CANBERRA & GOULBURN
The areas of ongoing improvement highlighted in most audits include:
y Risks are identified and minimised
(Standard 8: Safe physical and online environments)
y Development of clear pathways for
professional supervision and reflective
practice (Standard 5: right people,
right role, right knowledge).
CAIRNS
DARWIN
BROOME
TOWNSVILLE
ROCKHAMPTON
GERALDTON
TOOWOOMBA
BRISBANE
PORT PIRIE
ARMIDALE
PERTH
LISMORE
WILCANNIA
–FORBES
PARRAMATTA
BUNBURY
Audited Dioceses
(up to December 2025)
Dioceses audited (up to Decemeber 2025)
BATHURST
WAGGA
WAGGA
ADELAIDE
SANDHURST
BALLARAT
SALE
MELBOURNE
Dioceses to be audited in 2026
HOBART
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ACSL A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 2 5
MAITLAND–NEWCASTLE
BROKEN BAY
SYDNEY
EPARCHY OF MARONITES
WOLLONGONG
CANBERRA & GOULBURN
