Child Safety Reporting Process Indie School will take appropriate, prompt action in response to all allegations or disclosures of abuse, neglect, inappropriate behaviour or concerns about child safety by reporting all matters to the DFFH Child Protection, the Commission for Children and Young People (CCYP), or the Police, depending on the allegation or disclosure made. Once a report has been made, a Child Safety Officer will advise Indie School Head Office Wodonga.

Indie School will respond to all allegations of child abuse in an appropriate manner, including:

• informing the appropriate authorities and fully cooperating with any resulting investigation
• protecting any child connected to the allegation until it is resolved and providing ongoing support to those affected
• taking particular measures in response to an allegation that concerns a culturally diverse child or a child with a disability
• securing and retaining records of the allegation and the School’s response to it