Safeguarding Children
SAFEGUARDING
CHILDREN
The
Football Association is committed to a safe, enjoyable and inclusive
environment for young people in football whether they are players, referees,
coaches or volunteers and therefore has a simple 3-part approach to
safeguarding which includes:- ‘The Right People’ – Seeking references and criminal records checks
- ‘Raising Awareness’ – Education and best practice
- ‘Dealing with Concerns’ – Policy, procedures and referrals
The FA requires everybody who works
or volunteers in youth football in an unsupervised role with children such as
managers and coaches to have an in date accepted FA CRC Enhanced Disclosure.
Applications should be completed online through the FA’s
Online Service and only cost £10 for volunteers. Clubs can register to use this
service by contacting the FA Criminal Records Body on 0845 210 8080 or via
email to FAchecks@The
FA.com.
Every youth club must appoint a designated person to look after
safeguarding children issues. This Club Welfare Officer (CWO) must have
attended an FA Safeguarding Children Workshop, completed an FA CRC disclosure
and attended a Club Welfare Officer Workshop. This is an affiliation
requirement each season.
The CWO manages to CRC process within
their club and should be on the Club’s management committee and known to
all in the club.
All concerns regarding a young
person in your club should be shared with your CWO who can liaise with both the
League and County FA Designated Safeguarding Officer and/or other statutory
agencies. They in turn liaise with a Case Officer in the FA Equality and Child
Protection department at Wembley.
The FA’s Safeguarding Children
Workshop is a must for all involved in coaching, refereeing and supervising
children in football.
Club Secretaries, Chairpersons,
Treasurers and CWOs must all complete the free FA online course, Safeguarding
for Committee Members.
Please
remember that Safeguarding is the responsibility of everyone involved in youth
football, from coaches, managers, referees, parents and spectators. ‘Let’s make
football safe – not sorry’.
The
FA has a dedicated area for Safeguarding on their website which includes best
practice guidance on a number of issues including use of Social media and
photography in football. http://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/safeguarding
For more information on Safeguarding please contact your League Welfare
Officer, Anita Russell (telephone 020 8392 2213; email anitaprussell@hotmail.co.uk)
SAFEGUARDING
CHILDREN
The FA has a network of 10,000 volunteer Welfare Officers
supported by 50 County FA Designated Safeguarding Teams
London FA London
FA
Designated
Safeguarding Officer Designated Safeguarding Officer
Harry Woodley Kate Milton
M: 07525 237 348 M: 07938 489 199
T: 020
7610 8360 T: 020 7610 8360
Safeguarding@londonfa.com Safeguarding@londonfa.com
Kent County FA Kent
County FA
Designated Safeguarding Officer Designated Safeguarding Officer (Assistant)
Lucy Kidd Laura Hawkins
T: 01622 792140 T: 01622 792140
Safeguarding@kentfa.com Safeguarding@kentfa.com
Surrey County FA
Designated Safeguarding Officer
Phil Rendell
T: 01372 384090
M: 07939538632
Sussex County FA Sussex County FA
Designated Safeguarding Manager Assistant
Annette Madden Karen Harrington
T: 01903 753547 (#228) T: 01903 753547 (#229)
annette.madden@sussexfa.com Karen.harrington@sussexfa.com
FA/NSPCC 24 hour free & confidential
helpline
0808 800 5000 help@nspcc.org.uk
FA Safeguarding Team
0800 169 1863 safeguarding@TheFA.com
Child Protection in Sport Unit
cspu@nspcc.org.uk
Child
Line – Free, private & confidential advice line
0800
1111 www.childline.org.uk