Child Protection :Anne Barnett email

 

INTRODUCTION

 

It is widely accepted that it is the responsibility of every adult to protect children from abuse. Child abuse and particularly child sexual abuse can arouse strong emotions in those facing such a situation and it is important to understand these feelings and not allow them to interfere with your judgement about any action to take.

 

The members of the RFU of which Moortown RUFC is a member, recognise that they have a responsibility:

 

   * To safeguard and promote the interests and well being of children with whom they are working.

   * To take all reasonable practical steps to protect children from harm, discrimination or degrading

      treatment.

   * To respect their rights, wishes and feelings.
 

Our Child Protection procedures will:

 

   * Offer safeguards to the children with whom we work and to our professional members of staff,

     Coaches and Club Members.

   * Help maintain the professionalism and the safeguards of good practice, which are associated with

      the RFU.

 

The Principle Statement:

 

   * The young players welfare is paramount.

   * All young players whatever their age, culture, disability, gender, language, racial origin, religious belief 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.

   * Anyone under the age of 18 years should be considered as a young player for the purpose of this document.

 

Moortown RUFC have appointed a Child Protection Officer who will oversee this document and will be the point of contact within the club for any help or complaints relating to this document.

 

If the officer is not available, the Social Services contact is:

 

CHILD PROTECTION REGISTER ENQUIRY LINE

Telephone number 01609 780611 (24hrs)

 

NSPCC CHILD PROTECTION

Helpline 0800 800 500

 

At Moortown Rugby Club we believe that taking part in our sport should be a positive and enjoyable part of childrens lives.

 

We want to make sure that children are protected and kept safe from physical, sexual and emotional harm while they are with the Clubs coaches, helpers and other volunteers.

 

To achieve this we have these aims:

 

1) All coaches will go on an appropriate Coaching Rugby Union course before they start working with children.

2) All coaches and other volunteers will have a job description.

3) All coaches will be qualified to Preliminary Award Level before they are allowed to be the Head coach of an age group.

4) The club will encourage and help coaches stay up-to-date with rugby, coaching and child protection issues. Each lead coach will attend an NCF or local authority run Child Protection Workshop.

5) All coaches will be given a copy of the clubs code of conduct for coaches and expected to keep to it all times.

6) We will keep records of attendance, parental consent and accidents.

7) We will provide a written Health and Safety policy. This will include procedures covering fire, telephone access, first aid and emergency procedures.

8) We will provide coaches and parents with a written procedure for dealing with accusations or suspicions of child abuse.

9) As a club we will promote fair play and always within the spirit of the laws and the letter of continuum.

10) We will identify a person whose role it is to deal with any concerns about physical, sexual or emotional abuse within the club