Creating and maintaining safe environments for children and young people.
The Child Safeguarding Initiative aims to assist State Sport Associations (SSAs) to understand, navigate and then start to action the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations.
The resources include a self-assessment tool to assist SSAs to work through each National Principle.
Informed by the results of the self-assessment tool, an action plan will help SSAs implement each National Principle based off sport-tailored examples. The action plan provides a sample SSA Child Safety Statement of Commitment and Child Safety Code of Conduct, to help guide SSAs in the development of their own.
Lastly, the reporting flowchart will provide clarity, guidance and reassurance of how and where to report suspicions of, or disclosures from, a child or young person who is at risk of harm.
Child Safeguarding Commitment Statement
We aim to lead our industry in this space, and we firmly believe that child safeguarding is not just a priority but a fundamental cornerstone of our organisation.
We pledge to uphold the highest standards of safety, implementing comprehensive measures to protect the well-being and dignity of every child involved in sport throughout the state, ensuring every child is respected.
We aim to advance our industry through continuous education, rigorous policy review, and proactive initiatives.
By actively engaging with our members, we strive to ensure that SportWest remains a beacon of safety, trust, and support for all young participants, their families, and our community at large.
We hold a zero-tolerance attitude towards negative behaviours and/or actions that threaten the integrity and safety of our sporting environments for children and young people.
Acknowledgement
True Sport acknowledges the support of these organisations in the development of True Sport Child Safeguarding: eSafety, WA Police, Department of Communities, Working with Children Screening Unit, WALGA, VenuesWest, Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport, Commissioner for Children and Young People, and All State Sporting Associations who contributed.
Aligned with our SportWest values, of Leadership, Respect, Advancement and Engagement, we hold an unwavering commitment to fostering safe environments for children and young individuals participating in sports across Western Australia.