Safeguarding

Safeguarding & Protecting Children in Sport

Sport Nottinghamshire is committed to promoting the safety and welfare of children and young people engaged in sporting activities across Nottinghamshire.

We aim to contribute to safeguarding children and young people by:

Meeting the requirements of the Standards for Safeguarding and Protecting Children in Sport (CPSU, 2002).
Implementing and demonstrating best safeguarding practice when staff, volunteers or others provide services, activities and programmes for children and young people.
Working with partners to establish and implement agreed, consistent minimum safeguarding standards for sporting activities across Nottinghamshire.
Requiring individuals or organisations that are funded or commissioned to provide any service for children and young people to effectively address safeguarding requirements.Influencing and promoting safeguarding practice and principles within the wider partnership that delivers sport in Nottinghamshire.

Nottinghamshire County Council has produced a Child Protection Policy on behalf of sport in Nottinghamshire. This policy has been approved by the Sport Nottinghamshire Board and can be used by all local authorities and other agencies involved in the delivery of sport.

Nottinghamshire County Council have also produced a Policy for Transport and Travelling with Young People.

There is a clear difference between the Child Protection / safeguarding policy, reporting route and the complaints process. There may, however, be links so these must be clearly identified.

Useful guides as what your responsibilites are towards child protection can be found here:

Guide for parents and carers

Guide for sports clubs

Guide for coaches and leaders

The NSPCC has created a number of short videos to help coaches. You can view the first three of these here with the links to the remaining videos following below.