Office of the Children's Guardian 2025-26 annual information statement
- Number of full time equivelent (FTE) staff employed by the Office of the Children’s Guardian
- 221 FTE
- Report, page 27
Summary
The report's own summary: Message from the Children’s Guardian, page 6
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The Office of the Children’s Guardian reported on 2025–26, regulating child-related organisations, screening workers and overseeing out-of-home care standards in NSW.
The Office reported processing more than 500,000 Working with Children Check applications and finalising 3,188 reportable conduct notifications.
It established a dedicated investigations and enforcement directorate and an independent review team, and introduced child safety criteria for care and adoption providers.
The Office also reported more than 159,000 engagements through child safety training, online learning, webinars, resources and digital content.
In the body's own words
- Conclusion
The introduction of new accreditation criteria for out-of-home care and adoption providers based on the NSW Child Safe Standards further strengthened our regulatory framework.
Finances 4
Total expenses excluding losses
$73,198 thousand
Printed as
Total expenses excluding losses 72,420 73,198 69,169
Total Revenue
$78,798 thousand
Printed as
Total Revenue 73,890 78,798 64,191
Net result from continuing operations
$5,600 thousand
Printed as
Net result from continuing operations 1,470 5,600 (4,980)
Total employee related expenses
$42,111 thousand
Printed as
Total employee related expenses 42,111 40,630
Staff 1
Number of full time equivelent (FTE) staff employed by the Office of the Children’s Guardian
221 FTE
Printed as
Number of full time equivelent (FTE) staff employed by the Office of the Children’s Guardian June 2026 Ongoing Temporary Senior Executive 221 33 12
Consultancies 1
Consulting fees over $50,000
$389,651
Printed as
$79,701 $169,950 $140,000 $389,651
Complaints and investigations 3
Notifications received
3,270
Printed as
Notifications received 2,412* 2,841* 3,270
direct investigations
2
Printed as
We commenced 2 direct investigations into reportable allegations
WWCC compliance investigations
166
Printed as
finalised 166 WWCC compliance investigations.
Other figures 5
Matters reported
5,264
Printed as
Matters reported 4,384* 5,041* 5,264
Complaints about relevant entities – total
110
Printed as
Complaints about relevant entities – total 52 71* 110
Working with Children Check applications
500,920
Printed as
Received 500,920 Working with Children Check applications.
Reportable Conduct Scheme notifications
3,188
Printed as
Finalised 3,188 Reportable Conduct Scheme notifications
formal complaints received
16
Printed as
There were 16 formal complaints received during the reporting year.
About the document
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- Current edition
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- Read by OPAX
- Pages
- 97
- Figures not found in the report
- Executive average remuneration; Executive band; Head remuneration; Public hearings; Recommendations made; Staff headcount