Racing Youth FC acknowledges its accountability to safeguard the welfare of every child and young person who is committed to working to provide a safe environment for all members. A young person is anyone under the age of 18 engaged in any club football activity. We subscribe to The Football Association's (The FA) Safeguarding Children – Policy and Procedures and support and accept the Policy Statement controlled in that document. The key principles of The FA Safeguarding Children Policy are that:
The young's welfare is, and must always be, the principal thought
• all young players have a right to be protected from abuse regardless of their age, gender, disability,
race, sexual orientation, faith or belief
• All allegations of abuse will be taken seriously and responded to swiftly and appropriately
• working in partnership with other organisations, young players and their parents is essential. We
acknowledge that every young person who participates in football should be able to take part in an
enjoyable and safe environment and be protected from poor practice and abuse. It will be every
adult responsibility engaged within Racing Youth FC. The role of this club in safeguarding the welfare
of all our players is to protect young players for example, physical, sexual or emotional harm or
bullying. It is accepted that The Football Association's Safeguarding Children Regulations it is
relevant to everyone in football. This means whether you are a volunteer, match official, helper on
club tour, football coach, club official or medical staff. We support and accept The FA's Responsible
Recruitment guidelines for recruiting volunteers and we will:
• identify what the responsibility is and
what role everyone is involved.
Request for and follow up with 2 references before appointing someone
Where eligible require an FA accepted Enhanced Criminal Record Check (CRC) with Barring List Check
in line with current FA policy and regulations.
All current Racing Youth FC members working in
eligible roles, with young people including managers and coaches are required to hold an in-date FA
accepted Enhanced CRC with Barring List check as part of responsible recruitment practice.
It is
established that The FA aims to avoid people with a history of relevant and significant offending
from having contact with young people and 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.
Safeguarding Children Policy and Procedures Racing Youth FC supports The FA's regulation Policy.
Racing Youth FC has appointed a Club Welfare Officer in line with The FA's role and has completed
the course within the London FA. The Club Welfare Officer is the first point of contact for all club
members regarding concerns about the welfare of any child or young person.
The Club Welfare
Officer will liaise directly with the County FA (CFA) Welfare Officer and will be familiar with the
procedures for referring any concerns. They will monitor the awareness of respect, poor practice
and abuse amongst club members. Racing Youth FC acknowledges the London FA's recognition of
bullying or abuse.
It is not acceptable at 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 Club Welfare Officer in cases of serious bullying the CFA Welfare Officer may be
contacted. Respect codes of conduct for Players, Parents/ Spectators, Officials and Coaches have
been put into practice by Racing Youth FC.
In order to confirm 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 County FA in
more serious circumstances. Reporting your concerns about the welfare of young person
Safeguarding is everyone's duty if you are worried about a child it is important that you report your
concerns. If the issue is one of poor practice the Club Welfare Officer will either: Deal with the
matter themselves or search for advice from the CFA Welfare Officer, If the issue is more serious.
please contact the CFA Welfare Officer first, then immediately contact the Police or Children's Social
Care.
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 Club Welfare Officer know what action you
have taken, they in turn will inform the CFA Welfare Officer