Standard 6 – Risk Management
Strategies to identify and reduce or remove risks of child abuse.
This Means:
Identifying potential for harm and proactively planning to prevent, reduce or remove the risk of child abuse, such as:
- Having a clear understanding of where and how your organisation may be vulnerable (and the specific activities provided) and the potential risks this may pose to children
- Being proactive to reduce the likelihood of risks emerging or escalating
- Adopting a risk management approach and developing a risk management plan
Examples of how your organisation can meet this Standard:
- Undertake a risk assessment to identify potential risks your organisation may face and how to address them
- Embed child safety in your organisation's risk matrix to ensure it is an ongoing action
- Regularly schedule discussion about child safety and risk minimisation at committee meetings
- Ensure committee members, any staff and all volunteers are trained to identify and respond to suspected child abuse
- Address risk management as a broad concept at upcoming events such as your AGM or committee meetings
- Congratulate members who are taking steps to address the Standards via presentations, emails and your website
You can support your members by:
- Communicate to your members how your organisation is meeting risks
- Address risk management as a broad concept at upcoming events such as your AGM or committee meetings
Helpful Resources
Vicsport Good Governance Toolkit – Risk Management & Compliance
CCYP – Standard 6: Risk Management and Mitigation
