Petition Number EN0420 To the Hon. Speaker of the House of Representatives and Members of the House of Representatives Petition Of Kinship carers (both formal and informal) of Australia Child Protection Australia wide are ignoring their own policies and procedures. Our numbers are growing exponentially and we (kinship carers) are the new 'Australian poor class.' We are funding the next generation at our own peril. This is a societal problem with drugs and mental health being the main reasons. Petition Request We request a Royal Commission into the actions of the Child Protection services in Australia. We request a national investigation into the policies and procedures of the child protection system, Australia wide that has been continually misrepresented and mismanaged by case workers and their hierarchy. We demand more training for those who deal with the placement of children at risk and that the minimum requirements of such persons be over 30 with children of their own. We request immediate initiation of investigation into the policies & procedures of the child protection services Australia wide and the mismanagement and fraudulent activities of those services. We request your help in hearing what we have to say, as we are the ones dealing with the services, the biological parents and the traumatised children. We request an independent Kinship carer support worker to help navigate the system. We request a grandparent carer support person to advocate between us and the services. We request you, the government, help us and help us now.We request that you act to bring uniformity to child protection services and instigate an overseeing body independent of the child protection services to monitor said services and make accountable their actions. CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO SIGN THE E PETITION THANK YOU https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Petitions/House_of_Representatives_Petitions/Petitions_General/Petitions_List?id=EN0420