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Safeguarding Policy and ProceduresItem Link List Item 1
1. Team 780 acknowledges its responsibility to safeguard the welfare of every child and
young person who has been entrusted to its care and is committed to working to provide a
safe environment for all members. A child or young person is anyone under the age of 18
engaged in any Club football activity. We subscribe to The Football Association’s
Safeguarding Children - Policy and Procedures and endorse and adopt the Policy
Statement contained in that document.
2. The key principles of The FA Safeguarding Children Policy are that:
- The child’s welfare is, and must always be, the paramount consideration
- All children and young people have a right to be protected from abuse regardless of their age, gender, disability, culture, language, racial origin, religious beliefs or sexual orientation
- All suspicions and allegations of abuse will be taken seriously and responded to swiftly and appropriately
- Working in partnership with other organisations, children and young people and their parents/carers is essential. We acknowledge that every child or young person who plays or participates in football should be able to take part in an enjoyable and safe environment and be protected from poor practice and abuse.
Team 780 recognises that this is the responsibility of every adult involved in our club.
3. TEAM 780 has a role to play in safeguarding the welfare of all children and young
people by protecting them from physical, sexual or emotional harm and from neglect
or bullying. It is noted and accepted that The Football Association’s Child Protection
Regulation (see The FA Handbook) applies to everyone in football whether in a paid
or voluntary capacity. This means whether you are a volunteer, match official, helper
on club tours, football coach, club official or medical staff.
4. We endorse and adopt The FA’s Responsible Recruitment guidelines for recruiting
volunteers and we will:
- Develop a role profile
- request identification documents
- As a minimum meet and chat with the applicant(s) and where possible conduct interviews before appointing
- Request and follow up with two references before appointing
- Require an FA DBS where appropriate in line with FA guidelines.
All our current members who are regularly caring for, supervising, training or being in
sole charge of children and young people will be required to complete a FA DBS. If
there are concerns regarding the appropriateness of an individual who is already
involved or who has approached us to become part of our club, guidance will be sought from The
Football Association. It is noted and accepted that The FA will consider the relevance and
significance of the information obtained via the DBS process- that all decisions will be made in
the best interests of children and young people.
It is accepted that The FA aims to prevent people with a history of relevant and
significant offending from having contact with children or young people and the
opportunity to influence policies or practice with children or young people. This is to
prevent direct sexual or physical harm to children and to minimise the risk of
‘grooming’ within football.
5. TEAM 780 supports The FA’s Whistle blowing Policy. Any adult or young person with
concerns about a colleague can ‘whistle blow’ by contacting The FA Safeguarding
Team on 0844 980 8200 4787, by writing to The FA Case Manager at The Football
Association, Wembley Stadium, PO Box 1966, London SW10 9EQ or alternatively by
going direct to the Police, Children’s Social Care or the NSPCC. Our club
encourages everyone to know about this information and utilise it if necessary.
6. TEAM 780 has appointed a Club Welfare Officer (CWO) in line with The FA’s role
profile and required completion of the Safeguarding Children and Welfare Officers
Workshop. The post holder will be involved with Welfare Officer training provided by
The FA and/or CFA. The CWO is the first point of contact for all Club committee
members regarding concerns about the welfare of any child or young person. The
CWO will liaise directly with the CFA Welfare Officer and will be familiar with the
procedures for referring any concerns. They will also play a proactive role in
increasing awareness of Respect, poor practice and abuse amongst their Club
members.
7. TEAM 780 acknowledge and endorse The FA’s identification of bullying as a
category of abuse. Bullying of any kind is not acceptable in our Club. If bullying does
occur, all players or parents/carers should be able to tell and know that incidents will
be dealt with promptly. Incidents need to be reported to the CWO or alternatively, in
cases of serious bullying, we may contact the CFA Welfare Officer.
8. Respect codes of conduct for Players, Parents/Spectators, Officials and Coaches
have been implemented by our Club. In order to validate these Respect codes of
conduct the Club has clear actions it will take regarding repeated or serious
misconduct at Club level and acknowledges the possibility of potential sanctions
which may be implemented by the CFA in more serious circumstances. All
registering members will be required to adopt the Respect codes.
9. Reporting your concerns about the welfare of a child or young person -
Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. If you are worried about a child it is
important that you report your concerns - no action is not an option.
- If you are worried about a child then you need to report your concerns to the CWO
- If the issue is one of poor practice they will either:
- a.Deal with the matter themselves or
- b.Seek advice from the CFA Welfare Officer
- If the concern is more serious - possible child abuse - they will, where possible,
- contact the CFA Welfare Officer first, then immediately contact the Police or Children’s Services
- If the child needs immediate medical treatment take them to a hospital or call an ambulance and tell them this is a child protection concern. Let your CFA Welfare Officer know what action you have taken
•If at any time you are not able to contact your Club Welfare Officer or the matter is
clearly serious then you can either:
a. contact your CFA Welfare Officer directly
b. contact the Police or Children’s Social Care
c. call the NSPCC 24 hour Helpline for advice on 0808 800 5000 or text 88858 or email help@nspcc.org.uk
Please note: The FA’s Safeguarding Children Policy and Procedures is available via https://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/safeguarding. It outlines in detail what to do if you are concerned about the welfare of a child and includes flow diagrams to describe this process. This is also covered within the Safeguarding Children workshop, where participants are given the opportunity to discuss how this feels and how best they can prepare themselves to deal with such a situation.
10. Further advice on Safeguarding Children matters can be obtained from:
Tim Hepworth
TEAM 780 Club Welfare Officer
EMAIL: timboh11@hotmail.co.uk
TELEPHONE: 07935 954108
Ben Pearce
County FA Designated Safeguarding Officer
Email: Ben.Pearce@lincolnshirefa.com
Telephone: 01522 596580
Helpful Websites
https://www.lincolnshirefa.com/safeguarding
https://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/safeguarding
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Work with young people policyItem Link
1. SAFETY
In all our work with young people the 780 COACHING Management Committee and staff, are committed to providing a safe and creative environment for the nurture and care of children and young people.Every child or young person who uses 780 COACHING and who comes into contact with a staff member or volunteer ought to feel safe, valued and secure, and 780 COACHINGwill take all necessary steps to ensure that this is so.
2. LEADERS
No staff member or volunteer shall work with children or young people in the 780 COACHING unless they have provided 780 COACHING with up to date certificates to include DBS check and Safeguarding.
3. ABUSE
780 COACHING recognises that ‘the welfare of the child’ is the principle obligation under The Children Act 1989. To this end, Staff and Management Committee of 780 COACHING will co-operate fully with statutory agencies in cases of alleged abuse. Any report of, or suspicion of, abuse will be treated according to guidelines which require the authorities to be informed. Keeping information ‘in confidence’ when a child or young person is, or may be, in an abusive, dangerous or frightening situation is unacceptable. Nothing in the above policy removes the rights of any individual to contact the statutory authorities when they have concerns for the safety or welfare of a child or young person.
Working With Children
Every child and young person is an important member of the group or activity that they attend. They should feel welcomed and valued by the rest of the group, especially by allthe adults who have any leadership or supervisory role.
Children and young people have a right to feel safe when attending any activity. The 780 COACHING has a duty to ensure that children and young people are in the presence of adults who can be safely trusted by the children and young people, by their parents and by the authorities. Every activity shall have a nominated Responsible Person who has the duty of ensuring that the Policy for working with children is adhered to.
Registration. The Children Act 1989 makes specific reference to children under 8 and requires the following:
Where a activity is less than two hours per session there is an obligation to meet all necessary Health and Safety Regulations.
Where the activity is for more than two hours per session, in addition to the above, the activity must be registered with the appropriate body
Children and young people have a right to be protected from behaviour that is rough, hurtful, or sexually provocative. All adults in a leadership or supervisory role should be on the alert for bullying, scapegoating, or rejecting behaviour, or any other behaviour which is inappropriate.
In no circumstances should an adult be left alone with a child or young person.
Physical contact with a child or young person may be open to misunderstanding unless the message and context clearly put it beyond doubt. In situations of injury make sure that a supervisor knows that you are giving first aid to a young person.
If reporting of abusive words or actions that distress a child or young person or threaten their safety the followng procedure will be adhered.
- Listen carefully and sympathetically
- Be sure the child or young person knows their account will be taken seriously
- Note who else was present
- When the child or young person is calm, hand them into the care of another adult with whom they feel safe and secure
- Write down exactly what was said and what you did with time and date
- Immediately inform one of the management committee who will advise what further action is required
Nothing in the above guidance removes the right of any individual to contact the statutory authorities when they have concerns for the safety of a child or young person.Acceding to a request from a child, young person or adult to keep 'In confidence' information which may indicate a child is in an abusive, dangerous or frightening situation should always be avoided.
