Safeguarding Children

Children have the right to take part in croquet in a safe, positive and enjoyable environment. Croquet Australia is committed to safe, supportive and friendly environments where children and young people are valued and enjoy sport.

The Safeguarding Children and Young People Policy is part of Croquet Australia’s proactive and preventative approach to upholding its commitment to the safety, wellbeing, participation, and empowerment of all children who access croquet through:

• Child safe practices and prohibited conduct, including examples
• Obligations on sporting organisations in relation to mandatory reporting, responding to allegations of prohibited conduct and implementing a commitment to child safety and child safe practices
• The process for the recruitment and screening of volunteers and employees, including conducting working with children checks
• The process for responding to and reporting child abuse allegations. This policy aligns with the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations that were developed as a recommendation from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

Reporting and Responding to a Breach of Safeguarding Children and Young People Policy

• Child abuse – including physical, emotional, psychological and sexual abuse, as well as neglect and exposure to family violence
• Grooming
• Misconduct with a child – including age-inappropriate behaviour, or behaviour that places the child at risk of harm
• Asking a child to keep any communication secret
• Supplying alcohol, drugs (including tobacco), or medicines, except with appropriate consent and under a valid prescription
• Failing to comply with recruitment and screening requirements
• Failing to report a breach of prohibited conduct
• Breaching any of the child safe practices which cover actions such as: photographing/filming children, travel arrangements, overnight stays, change room arrangements, electronic and online communications, discipline and physical contact, amongst others.
  
• View Children and Young People Safe Practices Do’s & Don’ts
• View Kids Fact Sheet – How Your Sport Looks After you
• View Safeguarding Children and Young People Policy
• View Kids Fact Sheet – Your Rights At Sport ages 7-12
• View Kids Fact Sheet – Your Rights At Sport ages 13-17