Charter Standard - Child Protection Policy
Introduction
All sporting organisations, which make provision for children and young people, must ensure that:
- The welfare of the child is paramount
- All children, whatever their age, culture, disability, gender, language, racial origin religious beliefs and/or sexual identity have the right to protection from abuse
- All suspicions and allegations of abuse will be taken seriously and responded to swiftly and appropriately
- All staff (paid/unpaid) working in sport have a responsibility to report concerns to the appropriate officer
Staff/volunteers are not trained to deal with situations of abuse or to decide if abuse has occurred.
Policy Statement
Roach Dynamos equally has a duty of care to safeguard all children involved in football from being harmed. All children have a right to protection, and the needs of disabled children and others who may be particularly vulnerable must be taken into account. Roach Dynamos will ensure the safety and protection of all children involved in the club.
A child is defined as a person under the age of 18 (The Children Act 1989).
The aim of the Roach Dynamos Child Protection Policy is to promote good practice:
- Providing children and young people with appropriate safety and protection whilst in the care of Roach Dynamos
- Allow all staff /volunteers to make informed and confident responses to specific child protection issues
- Consideration should be given to the kind of support that children, parents and members of staff may need. Use of helplines, support groups and open meetings will maintain an open culture and help the healing process.
The British Association for Counselling Directory is available from The British Association for Counselling, 1 Regent Place, Rugby CV21 2PJ. Tel: 01788 550899, Fax: 01788 562189, E-mail: bac@bacp.co.uk, Web: http://www.bacp.co.uk
If you have any concerns as to the welfare of any child at Roach Dynamos please contact our Child Protection Officer Mr Ray Brown.
If you are worried about sharing concerns about abuse with a senior colleague, you can contact Social Services or the Police direct, or the NSPCC Child Protection Helpline on 0808 800 5000, or Childline on 0800 1111.
Click the link below to download our complete Child Protection policy document.
Note: The policy is an Adobe Acrobat document (PDF). To view and print it you will need Acrobat Reader, which is free software and can be obtained by clicking on the link below.
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