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Aboriginal Outcomes Strategy focus area 2 (out-of-home care) – were the targets achieved?
28 Feb 2023
The NSW Ombudsman, Paul Miller, has today tabled a report assessing the extent to which the State’s child protection department achieved its five-year strategy to reduce overrepresentation of Aboriginal children in out-of-home care (OOHC).
The NSW Department of Communities & Justice’s Aboriginal Outcomes Strategy 2017-2021 (AOS) set an over-arching goal of reducing the over-representation of Aboriginal children in OOHC, together with four specific targets directed toward that goal.
NSW Ombudsman Supports Sydney WorldPride 2023
16 Feb 2023
We are a proud supporter of Sydney WorldPride. We are committed to ensuring everyone, including the LGBTQIA+ community, receives the right services and fair treatment from those we oversight. We are also committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the values and reflects the LGBTQIA+ community we serve across NSW.
In Focus: Avoiding maladministration in the context of the NSW State election
10 Feb 2023
To support NSW public servants, the NSW Ombudsman has released a short paper on good administrative practices in the lead up to the state election.
New report uses linked data analysis to better identify risk factors for early childhood mortality
09 Dec 2022
A report tabled by the NSW Ombudsman today links perinatal (birth) records with the records of children who have died to better understand risk factors for early childhood mortality.
The report, titledEffects of perinatal conditions and local area socioeconomic status on early childhood mortality in New South Wales: linked data analysis, was prepared by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) for the NSW Child Death Review Team (CDRT), NSW Ombudsman.
Ombudsman's Public Interest Disclosure Annual Report 2021-22
09 Dec 2022
The NSW Ombudsman’s 2021/22 annual report on public interest disclosures (PIDs) across NSW was tabled in Parliament today.
The report, titled Oversight of Public Interest Disclosures Act 1994 Annual Report 2021-22, highlights the following findings from the information received from NSW public authorities
Ombudsman's audit report recommends improvements to councils' public interest disclosure practices
21 Nov 2022
A report by the NSW Ombudsman tabled today, has highlighted the importance of local councils having systems in place to ensure that public interest disclosures (PIDs) are encouraged, identified, and reported.
The report, titled Public Interest Disclosures Act 1994 Audit Report: Summary of Public Interest Disclosure Audits of 6 Local Councils, outlines the findings of audits conducted on 6 local councils under the Public Interests Disclosure Act 1994.