Regulation of the working with children check system is poor. Once you get your card, it lasts five years. There are no interim measures to check whether an offence has emerged in the meantime.

A string of regulatory failings saw a Victorian childcare worker retain a legal clearance to work with children — despite being blacklisted from the industry after an investigation found he was ...

More than 170 Victorians with Working with Children Checks in doubt are still currently allowed to work with kids.

The Allan government is facing demands to recall parliament to immediately close loopholes in Victoria’s embattled Working With Children Check system.