The purpose of this act is to make sure the Government has a plan to improve the well-being of children. You can think of well-being as how happy and healthy someone is. The Government must create, share, and regularly check this plan to see if it is working.

This act also wants to make sure that different groups that work with children, like schools and health services, work together to help children who need extra support. These groups must have their own plans in place to keep children safe from harm.

Some people and groups, like schools and health services, must have special policies to protect children from abuse and neglect. These policies must say how they will identify and report if a child is being hurt or neglected. They must also tell people about these policies and how they are working.

When people work with children, they must be safety checked first. This is to reduce the risk of harm to children. People who work with children regularly, or overnight, must go through this safety check. This includes people who work for schools, health services, and other groups that care for children.

You can expect that people who work with children will be safety checked, and that groups who care for children will have plans in place to keep them safe and support their well-being.