Here you will find our safeguarding policy.
Safeguarding policy
Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy
•Achieve 360 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 players. A
child or young person is anyone under the age of 18 engaged in any sporting
activity. We subscribe to The Football Association's (The FA) Safeguarding
Children - Policy and Procedures and endorse and adopt the Policy Statement
contained in that document.
•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, race, sexual
orientation, faith or belief
-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. Achieve 360
recognises that this is the responsibility of every adult involved in our
company.
•Achieve 360 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 Safeguarding Children Regulation (see The FA Handbook)
applies to everyone in football whether in a paid or voluntary capacity. This
includes those who are volunteers, match officials, helpers on club tours,
football coaches, club officials or medical staff.
•We endorse and adopt The FA's Responsible Recruitment
guidelines for recruiting volunteers and we will:
-Specify what the role is and what tasks it involves and
request identification documents
-As a minimum meet and chat with the applicant(s) and where
possible interview people before appointing them
-Ask for and follow up with 2 references before appointing
someone
-Require an FA CRB Unit Enhanced Disclosure where
appropriate in line with FA guidelines.
•All current Achieve 360 members who are regularly caring
for, supervising, training or being in sole charge of children and young people
will be required to complete a CRB Enhanced Disclosure via The FA CRB Unit.
•If there are concerns regarding the appropriateness of an
individual who is already involved or who has approached us to become part of
our group, 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 FA CRB Unit Enhanced Disclosure and 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 Safeguarding Children Policy and Procedures aim is to ‘Let's
make football safe’ -
- Safeguarding Children Policy and Procedures ensure 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.
•Achieve 360 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 0207 745 4787, by writing to The FA Case
Manager at The Football Association, 25 Soho Square, W1D 4FA or alternatively
by going direct to the Police, Children's Services or the NSPCC. Achieve 360 encourages
everyone to know about it and utilise it if necessary.
•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.
The FA's Safeguarding Children Policy and Procedures are
available via
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click on the 'downloads' under Policy and Procedures. The policy outlines in
detail what to do if you are concerned about the welfare of a child and
includes flow diagrams which describe this process. How to make a referral is
also covered in the Safeguarding Children workshop. Participants are given the
opportunity to discuss how this feels and how best they can prepare themselves
to deal with such a situation. For more information on this workshop contact
your County Welfare Officer.
•Further advice on Safeguarding Children matters can be
obtained from:
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•Emailing -
•The FA Safeguarding Children general enquiry line 0845 210
8080
Achieve 360 fully support and adhere to the FA's
anti-bullying policy.