Reducing the risk of harm: summary

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Question 1

In a sporting context, adults should avoid being alone with a child who is not their own child

Answer:

b. This limits the opportunity for adults to sexually abuse a child. That's correct, avoiding being alone with a child who is not theirs, limits the opportunity for adults to sexually abuse a child.

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Avoiding being alone with a child who is not theirs, limits the opportunity for adults to sexually abuse a child.

Question 2

Staff should never engage in sexual relationships with athletes or players. 

Answer:

a. It is never acceptable for any kind of sexual ‘relationship’ between staff and athletes or players as, even if a coach is the same age as an athlete or player, it is still an abuse of power and position of trust. That's correct. Even if a coach is the same age as an athlete or player, it is still an abuse of power and position of trust.

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Even if a coach is the same age as an athlete or player, it is still an abuse of power and position of trust.

Question 3

Adults should speak to children respectfully and should not use sexualised language or humour.

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b. This sets a positive example and prevents behaviour that can make it easier for more serious abuse to happen. That's correct, speaking to children respectfully and not using sexualised language or humour sets a positive example and prevents behaviour that can make it easier for more serious abuse to happen.

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Speaking to children respectfully and not using sexualised language or humour sets a positive example and prevents behaviour that can make it easier for more serious abuse to happen.

Question 4

Sexual abuse and harassment are prohibited (in most countries it is a criminal offence or unlawful).

Answer:

a. Banning sexual abuse and harassment makes it clear that your sport does not accept this behaviour in any form. That's correct. Banning sexual abuse and harassment makes it clear that your sport does not accept this behaviour in any form.

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Banning sexual abuse and harassment makes it clear that your sport does not accept this behaviour in any form.

Question 5

Adults should not use their own social media accounts to communicate with children or make comments about a child.

Answer:

This prevents behaviour that could allow someone to have secret conversations with a child or make comments that harm a child’s wellbeing. That's correct. It prevents behaviour that could allow someone to have secret conversations with a child or make comments that harm a child’s wellbeing.

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It prevents behaviour that could allow someone to have secret conversations with a child or make comments that harm a child’s wellbeing.

Question 6

How could a code of conduct, with statements like those in Q1–Q5 above, have helped manage the risks associated with the U20s Women’s Netball Team at the Regional Competition?

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a. A code of conduct could have helped prevent the behaviours that were rumoured to have occurred.

b. Everybody connected with the team would have known the difference between acceptable and unacceptable behaviour.

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Both of these answers are correct.