Inter Cheadle Junior Football Club
Child Protection Policy
Inter Cheadle Junior Football Club acknowledges
its responsibility to safeguard the welfare of every child
and young person who has been entrusted to its care and it
is committed to working to provide a safe environment for
all members. A child of young person is anyone under the age
of 18 engaged in any club football activity. We subscribe
to The Football Association’s child protection and best
practice policy and procedures and endorse and adopt the policy
statement contained in that document.
The key principles of The FA child protection
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, culture, language, racial origin, religious
beliefs and sexual orientation.
All suspicions and allegations of abuse
will be taken seriously and responded to swiftly and appropriately.
Working in partnership with other organizations,
children and young people and their parents or 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.
Inter Cheadle Junior Football Club recognises
that this is the responsibility of every adult involved in
our club.
Inter Cheadle Junior Football Club 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 child protection regulation
(see The FA Handbook) applies to everyone in football whether
in a paid or voluntary capacity. This includes those who are
a volunteer, match official, helper on club tours, football
coach, club official or medical staff.
We endorse and adopt The FA’s child protection
and best practice guidelines for recruiting volunteers and
will:
Develop a role profile.
Request identification documents
As a minimum meet and chat with the applicant(s)
and where possible conduct interviews before appointing
Request and follow up with two references
before appointing
Require an FA CRB Unit Enhanced Disclosure
where appropriate in line with FA guidelines.
All current Inter Cheadle Junior Football Club
members with direct access to 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 Inter Cheadle Junior Football Club, 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 CRB
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
opportunity to influence policies or practice with children
or young people. This is to prevent direct sexual or physical
harm to children and to minimize the risk of ‘grooming’
within football.
Inter Cheadle Junior Football Club supports
The FA’s whistle blowing policy. Any adult or young
person with concerns about a colleague can ‘whistle
blow’ by contacting The FA Child Protection Manager
on 0207 745 4771, by writing to The FA Case Manager at The
Football Association, 25 Soho Square, London W1D 4FA or by
going direct to the police, social services or the NSPCC.
Inter Cheadle Junior Football Club encourages everyone to
know about it and utilise it if necessary.
Inter Cheadle Junior Football Club has appointed two Club Welfare Officers (CWO) - Mr Liam Edge and Mr Ty Thompson, in line with the FA's role profile and required completion of the child protection and best practice workshop. The post holders will be involved with designated person's training provided by the FA. The CWO is the first point of contact for all club members and parents or guardians regarding concerns for the welfare of any child or young person. They will liase directly with the CFA COP and will be familiar with the procedures for referring any concerns. They will also play a proactive role in increasing an awareness of poor practice and abuse amongst club members. Their contact details are:
Liam Edge 0161 485 7895 07752 748 417
Ty Thompson 0161 283 6080 07960 012 747
Their details can also be found on our website www.intercheadlejfc.co.uk.
We acknowledge and endorse The FA’s identification
of bullying as a category of abuse. Bullying of any kind is
not acceptable at our club. If bullying does occur, all players,
parents or guardians should be able to tell and know that
incidents will be dealt with promptly. Incidents need to be
reported to a member of the committee or, in cases of serious
bullying contact the Cheshire FA Child Protection Officer.
Codes of conduct for players, parents or spectators,
officials and coaches have been implemented by Inter Cheadle
Junior Football Club.
In order to validate these codes of conduct
the club has clear sanctions to deal with any misconduct at
club level and acknowledges the possibility of potential sanctions
which may be implemented by leagues or the Cheshire FA in
more serious circumstances. All prospective members will be
informed of these codes.
Further advice on child protection matters
can be obtained from:
The County Football Association’s
Child Protection Officer, whose details can be found in
the County Handbook
