Child Safety
Principles
Children do not have accounts and do not message adults in the service. All messages are between the coach, the club and the parents. Photos of children are not used in profiles. The service is designed to support the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations: the safety and wellbeing of children come first.
Restrictions for adults
Clubs see only anonymous profiles. Parents' contacts — only after consent. Advertising to children is prohibited.
Report a concern
If you notice an adult behaving unsafely towards a child, write to safeguarding@talent-id.org or use the «Report» button in the service. We respond within 24 hours and restrict access during the review. If a child is in immediate danger, call 000 (or 112 from a mobile). Concerns about a child's safety can also be reported to the child protection agency of your state or territory or to the police; online child sexual exploitation can be reported to the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE, www.accce.gov.au), and serious online abuse or cyberbullying of a child to the eSafety Commissioner (www.esafety.gov.au) under the Online Safety Act 2021. Children and young people can get support from Kids Helpline — 1800 55 1800 (free, 24/7). Concerns in football can also be raised with Football Australia or your member federation under their safeguarding policies.
Working With Children Checks
In Australia, the club is responsible for making sure every coach, staff member and volunteer who works with children holds a current Working With Children Check (or the equivalent check in their state or territory — the scheme, name and exemptions differ between states) and for complying with Football Australia's safeguarding requirements. Talent ID does not carry out checks itself, but lets the club record that a check has been done (with its date and, if the club chooses, the check number). Check outcomes are not uploaded to the service.
Designated person
The Talent ID child safety officer will be appointed before launch; contact details will be published on this page.