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padding-horizontal"> <div class="paragraph-content paragraph-introduction__content container intro-text">     <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-introduction field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><span lang="EN">An overview of how we process and assess</span><span> Working with Children Check (WWCC) applications.</span></p></div>  </div> </article>  </div>      <div aria-label="Sections on this page" class="paragraph-wrapper field-on-this-page__wrapper margin-vertical padding-horizontal"> <div class="field-content field-on-this-page__content container"> <div class="h4">On this page</div> <ul class="field-on-this-page__list"></ul> </div> </div>      <div class="field field--name-field-content field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item">     <div class="paragraph-wrapper paragraph-accordion__wrapper margin-vertical padding-horizontal"> <div class="paragraph-content paragraph-accordion__content container process-diagram"> <div class="accordion"> <div class="paragraph-accordion__title-wrapper"> <h2 class="accordion__title"> Process </h2> <span class="open-all">Open all</span> </div> <div class="accordion__intro"> <p>How your application is handled from submission to outcome. </p> </div> <dl class="accordion-item__wrapper "> <div class="accordion-item diagram-item"> <dt class="accordion-term clearfix"><div class="accordion-term__content"> <span class="diagram-number">1</span> Apply or renew </div> </dt> <dd class="accordion-def"><div class="dl-def__wrap"><p><span><span><span>Applicants complete an application or renewal form and visit Service NSW with their <a href="/working-children-check/applicant/proof-identity">proof of identity</a> documents. </span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><a class="button" href="https://wwccheck.ocg.nsw.gov.au/Apply">Apply</a>      </span></span></span><a class="button" href="https://wwccheck.ocg.nsw.gov.au/Renew"><span><span><span>Renew</span></span></span></a></p> <p>You may be eligible to renew your WWCC using digital proof if identity which means that you do not need to attend a Service NSW Centre. More information about renewing your WWCC using digital proof of identity is on the <a href="https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/renew-a-working-with-children-check-wwcc">Service NSW website</a>. </p> <p><span><span><span><a href="/working-children-check/applicant">Help to apply, renew or update details</a>.</span></span></span></p> </div></dd> </div> <div class="accordion-item diagram-item"> <dt class="accordion-term clearfix"><div class="accordion-term__content"> <span class="diagram-number">2</span> Screening </div> </dt> <dd class="accordion-def"><div class="dl-def__wrap"><p><span><span><span>We conduct a National Criminal History Check and also check our Workplace Records database to identify any findings of misconduct. Depending on what records are identified, some applications might need <a href="/working-children-check/applicant/risk-assessment">further assessment</a> or information before an outcome is decided.</span></span></span></p> </div></dd> </div> <div class="accordion-item diagram-item"> <dt class="accordion-term clearfix"><div class="accordion-term__content"> <span class="diagram-number">3</span> Outcome </div> </dt> <dd class="accordion-def"><div class="dl-def__wrap"><p>If no police or workplace records are identified, the applicant is issued a WWCC clearance by our system. <span><span><span>There is no card or certificate for the NSW Working with Children Check. It is an online system.</span></span></span></p> <p>If some police or workplace records are identified, our team will review these records to see if further assessment or information is required.</p> <p>Applicants with <a href="https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/whole/html/inforce/current/act-2012-051#sch.1">Schedule 1 records</a> or other records relevant to the safety of children will be referred for <a href="/working-children-check/applicant/risk-assessment">risk assessment</a> before a decision is made about their WWCC application. The outcome of risk assessment is to grant a clearance or impose a bar.</p> <p>Applicants with <a href="https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/whole/html/inforce/current/act-2012-051#sch.2">Schedule 2 records</a> are automatically barred.</p> <p>Most applicants can apply to the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal to <a href="/working-children-check/applicant/wwcc-refusal-and-appeals">appeal a barred Working with Children Check</a>.</p> <p><a href="/working-children-check/organisation/wwcc-status">More information on Working with Children Check outcomes and statuses</a></p> <p> </p> </div></dd> </div> <div class="accordion-item diagram-item"> <dt class="accordion-term clearfix"><div class="accordion-term__content"> <span class="diagram-number">4</span> Ongoing monitoring </div> </dt> <dd class="accordion-def"><div class="dl-def__wrap"><p><span><span><span>In NSW, we have a very strong Check that includes continuous monitoring.</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>This means that if a person gets a new relevant police or workplace record, we are notified and can change the status of their Check. Some records will trigger a risk assessment, which may lead to the clearance being cancelled.</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>If this happens, we tell the employing organisation that a Check status has changed so they can remove that person from working with children.</span></span></span></p> </div></dd> </div> </dl> </div> </div> </div>  </div> <div class="field__item">     <article aria-label="body-copy" role="article" class="paragraph-wrapper paragraph-body-copy__wrapper margin-vertical padding-horizontal"> <div class="paragraph-content paragraph-body-copy__content container body-copy">     <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-introduction field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><h2>Policies and procedures </h2> <p>Our internal policies and procedures guide how we work and carry out assessments.</p> <p><a href="/about-us/how-we-regulate">Our policies are available for download</a>.</p> </div>  </div> </article>  </div> </div>      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