We are committed to increasing supports at Ashley Youth Detention Centre to keep children and young people safe and well.
The Keeping Kids Safe: A plan for Ashley Youth Detention Centre (PDF, 557KB) until its intended closure details the commitment to improving approaches and practices at Ashley Youth Detention Centre.
This plan was first developed in September 2022, when the Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government’s Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional Settings requested an interim plan on how children and young people are being kept safe at Ashley Youth Detention Centre.
The Keeping Kids Safe: A plan for Ashley Youth Detention Centre until its intended closure – Status update as at 31 July 2023 (PDF, 492KB) outlines and reports on the plan for increasing supports to keep children and young people safe and well at Ashley Youth Detention Centre.
The Tasmanian government’s 10-year plan for youth justice system reform in Tasmania including delivery of a new youth justice facility is currently led by the Youth Justice Reform Taskforce in the Department of the Premier and Cabinet). The broader reform plans are outlined in the Youth Justice Blueprint 2024-2034 (PDF, 1MB).
Progress on implementing recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry
In 2023 the Tasmanian Government accepted all recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government’s Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional Settings. Work to put in place the 39 recommendations that relate to Youth Justice services in Tasmania is led by several Government agencies including the Department for Education Children and Young People and the Youth Justice Reform Taskforce based at the Department of Premier and Cabinet.
More information about progress to implement Commission of Inquiry recommendations that relate to youth justice, including lead agencies for each recommendation is available on the Keeping Children Safe website.
Reports
- Keeping Kids Safe: A plan for Ashley Youth Detention Centre (PDF, 557KB)
- Keeping Kids Safe – A plan for Ashley Youth Detention Centre – Status Update as at 31 July 2023 (PDF, 492KB)