1. Safeguarding Presentation Hampshire FA County Welfare & Lead Respect Officer

2. Aims County FA Welfare Officer Roles, Responsibilities & Objectives.
Safeguarding Origination!
The FA Safeguarding Team.
Club Designated Person for Safeguarding – Welfare Officer.
Youth League Welfare Officer.
Criminal Records Checks.
The Law, The FA & Affiliation (Regulated Activity).
Club Safeguarding Commitment.
Summary.

3. HFA CWO Responsibilities & Objectives
Ensure every affiliated grass roots youth football Club in Hampshire has a designated person in place to Safeguard Children.
Deliver the Welfare Officer & Safeguarding Workshop Training.
Provide assistance to Youth League & Club Welfare Officers supporting them with the process of online accepted FA Criminal Record Checks for all personnel directly involved working with, supervising or coaching & training U18 Players.
Provide support, guidance and signposting to YLWO’s and CWO’s in relation to any Poor Practices/Safeguarding issues involving children and vulnerable adults. Make Referrals to FA Case Management.
Lead Respect Officer for raising standards and addressing any poor behavior in grass roots football within Hampshire in conjunction with the respect programme launched at the beginning of the 2008/9 season.

4. Where Does Safeguarding originate from?
Parliament makes the law
Organisations respond with Policies
Government Issues Guidance
Procedures and best practice are developed
People like you make it happen!

5. Safeguarding
Safeguarding Children is the Responsibility of every Adult involved in Youth Football.
All Adults have a Legal and Moral responsibility to Safeguard Children.
Children need to be able to enjoy their football experience in a FUN, ENJOYABLE, SAFE and structured Learning Environment.

6. Safeguarding and Child Protection

7. Umbrella Theory
Safeguarding is like a protective umbrella it is the things a Club can put in place to safeguard children.
Inclusive, objectives, best practice guidelines, policies and procedures, reporting procedures and a designated person responsible for safer recruitment.
Child protection is one panel of the umbrella and is the action taken when a child is at risk of harm or a disclosure has been made!

8. The FA Safeguarding Team

9. Club Welfare Officer
Educate and guide club officials, coaches, first aiders to understand what their duty of care means. Encourage their Club to listen to children.
Implement Policies along with the other Club Management Committee.
Roll out CRC applications.
Manage the Club Safeguarding Portal.
Promote Best Practice and use FA Templates to achieve the aim.
Identify and support the Club to deal with poor practice and make referrals to the County FA Welfare Officer or a statutory agency.

10. League Welfare Officer
Liaise closely with the County FA Welfare Officer.
Implement Policies within their League.
Promote an understanding of Safeguarding with the League Management Committee and best practice requirements for member Clubs to comply with!
Liaise closely with Club Welfare Officers and distribute information sent on behalf of the CFA WO.
Monitor Poor Practice and report to the CFA as deemed necessary.
Promote Respect.

11. Criminal Records Checks:
The law requires that The FA does all that it can to prevent people who are barred from working with children in Regulated Activity, from becoming involved in football with U18s. A DBS Enhanced Criminal Record Check with Children’s Barred List tells The FA if a person is barred. The FA also use DBS Enhanced Criminal Records Checks for roles that are eligible. These checks help The FA to make informed recruitment decisions about the suitability of people with criminal records who are seeking to have a role with U18s football. In making its decisions on which roles are supervised and which are not, The FA has utilised the Government guidance, alongside the sport sector guidance on supervision, developed by the Sport and Recreation Alliance and the Child Protection in Sport Unit. Therefore, someone must not become involved as a volunteer until such time as their criminal records check is issued to an accepted status. Volunteering alongside another person who has an accepted CRC does not constitute the person who has not met the criteria (accepted CRC) being safe or even on the barred list!

12. CRC ‘s at Stage 4 Police Checks

13. Describes ‘Regulated Activity’ (who must have a check)
The Law - The FA and affiliation
The Law
Describes ‘Regulated Activity’ (who must have a check)
The FA
Requires criminal record checks [CRC] of people in ‘Regulated Activity’
Affiliation
To affiliate in the season every coach and manager in youth football required an accepted FA CRC less than three years old

14. Who must have a Check? Manager/Coach/Assistant Coach
Club Welfare Officer
Driver and first aider *
Parent helper *
Other roles *
*depends on frequency and contact If unsure talk to the County Welfare Officer or contact the FA CRC

15. Four or more days in thirty day period
Regulated Activity
Consider what they do
Teaching, training, supervising, instructing, giving advice or guidance on well being, caring for children or driving a vehicle only for children (under 18)
And how often they do it
Once a week or more
Four or more days in thirty day period
Overnight

16. List of Club Policy Documents
Club Rules/Constitution & Data Protection
Safeguarding Policy
Equality & Diversity Policy
Anti Bullying Policy
Club Membership Consent Form
Emergency Aid/Health & Safety Policy
Code of Conduct Players Adult
Code of Conduct Mini Soccer & Youth Players
Code of Conduct Parents/Spectators
Code of Conduct Coaches
Code of Conduct Officials
Volunteer Form working with young Children

17. Safeguarding Commitment
Clubs had to confirm that their records on the WGS accurately reflected all Team Officials, Managers, Welfare Officers and First Aiders working with children and young people at the Club.
The Club had to commit to ensuring that all Team Officials working with Youth teams have an in-date FA CRC with the DBS.
All Youth Teams must have a qualified Coach with in-date Safeguarding and Emergency Aid training and in-date FA CRC. (Charter Standard Accreditation)
Clubs had to commit to ensuring all Committee members complete online SG training (Chair, Sec, CWO).
All of the above is underpinned by monitoring and research to see if it’s making a
Difference to behaviour in the game.

18. Committee Members SG Training
Available to Clubs Monday 3rd April 2017
Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary, CWO
Online Free of Charge
Anticipate 45 minutes to complete
Will require to complete prior to affiliation
Affiliation window opened 5th May 2017.

19. HFA Safeguarding Achievements Post Media Disclosures Nov 2016
Significant Staffing output to ensure SG Commitment was signed by all 269 HFA affiliated youth football Clubs.
All HFA Youth Clubs who were without a CWO either now have one in place or an action plan has been implemented.
All HFA Staff completed Welfare Officer Workshop training, SG - EA -CRC.
Clubs identified on WGS without a named Coach/manager reduced to nil.
HFA Operations Staff working relentlessly to ensure individuals attached to Clubs are correctly identified (FAN) to reflect accurate data.
HFA Operations Staff liaising with Club Secretaries to ensure that all eligible personnel have an in-date accepted FA CRC with the DBS.
Safeguarding Validation visits completed on 10% of HFA affiliated Clubs by 12 Staff Members.

20. Whistle Blowing
Whistle-blowing can be used as an early warning system or when it’s recognised that appropriate actions have not been taken. It is about revealing and raising concerns over misconduct or malpractice within an organisation or within an independent structure associated with it. Any adult or young person with concerns about a colleague can also use whistle-blowing by contacting The FA’s Safeguarding team on Extension 6300 or 6400 or via on  Alternatively you can go direct the Police or Children’s Social Care and report your concerns there.

21. Summary
County FA Welfare Officer Roles, Responsibilities & Objectives.
Safeguarding Origination!
The FA Safeguarding Team.
Club WO - Designated Person for Safeguarding.
Youth League Welfare Officer.
Criminal Records Checks.
The Law, The FA & Affiliation (Regulated Activity).
Safeguarding Commitment.

22. SAFEGUARDING NEEDS OUR SUPPORT!

23. QUESTIONS Any ? Please contact: Ian.Binks@HampshireFA.Com 01256 853012