NSW to review child protection system, as proportion of those in care who are Indigenous nears 50%

Structured decision making' tool has not been updated since 2013 and families minister says system is not delivering the outcomes we want to see'

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The New South Wales government will review a child protection tool that disproportionately affects Aboriginal children - and that has not been updated in the state for more than a decade.

The controversial system known as structured decision making" (SDM) has been in use since 2010 to screen for at-risk children.