Legislative Council Legal and Social Issues Committee

Inquiry into children affected by parental incarceration

Completed

The Committee will explore the adequacy of policies and services to assist the children affected by parental incarceration in Victoria. It will consider available models in Victoria and other jurisdictions and examine their effectiveness.

The Committee will report back to Parliament by 1 July 2022.

Self-referenced by the Committee on 20 December 2021

That the Legal and Social Issues Standing Committee inquire into and report, by 1 July 2022, on the adequacy of policies and services to assist the children of imprisoned parents in Victoria, with particular reference to:

(a) the social, emotional and health impacts on affected children;

(b) what policies exist and what services are available, including consideration of those in other jurisdictions;

(i) consideration of evaluation of work already done in this area; and

(ii) identifying areas for improvement.

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