b'THE YEAR IN REVIEWADVOCACY BESPOKE PROJECTGIPPSPORTGippSport is the RSA for Gippsland, supporting member CHILD SAFE STANDARDS clubs and associations to deliver quality experiences, increase participation and implement best practice Vicsport continued to provide leadership advocacy for thegovernance and policy. GippSport also delivers a range ongoing implementation of the Child Safe Standards inof programs for people under the age of 18, placing them sport and recreation settings. This included the promotionwithin the scope of the Victorian Child Safe Standards. of the Child Safe Sport resource hub on the VicsportVicsport led a consultation project to assist GippSport to website, advice and support to professionals and volunteersimplement the standards. This involved a thorough review by phone, email or face to face meetings, presentations andof existing GippSport policies and processes, creation of a Q&A at industry and club development forums as well asframework for GippSports implementation of the standards, promotion of key messages across the industry.development of tailored policies, codes of conduct and risk management plans and an action plan to guide GippSports A major aspect of our work in 2018-19 was an evaluationimplementation of the Standards.of the current status of Child Safe Standards implemented across the industry. Vicsport held five roundtable discussions with SSAs to share information, discuss success and challenges and how they are tracking with implementing the standards. In total, 30 SSAs attended the meetings held at Vicsports office in Sports House. Following the meetings, Vicsport developed an evaluation report which was shared with all Vicsport members and key stakeholders including SRV and Sport Australia.In 2018-19, the Victorian Government conducted a review into the new Child Safe Standards. The review looked at the effectiveness of the standards in achieving the desired outcomes for child safety and the potential for alignment with the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations which resulted from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Vicsport held a roundtable discussion with several SSAs in January 2019 and used the results from the SSA evaluation report to develop a sports industry submission to the review. The draft submission was made available for Vicsport members to comment on and support before the final submission was made in February.14'