Recruitment and selection
All clubs have a responsibility to ensure that all reasonable steps are taken to prevent unsuitable people from working with children. Procedures on the safe recruitment and selection of volunteers should therefore be incorporated into your club’s child protection policy.
This subject is no more important than any other aspect of your child protection policy, however the issue merits being raised here in that many clubs are still looking for specific support in a particular aspect of the recruitment and selection of volunteers - disclosure checking.
To access disclosure checks we recommend that you first check with your National Governing Body if they can process checks on your behalf. This may be your best point of call as some NGB’s will provide this service free. If not, there are other avenues such as Watford Volunteer Centre that may be able to do this for you.
For up to date information on disclosure checks, please contact the Criminal Records Bureau.
For information on the new 'Vetting and Barring' Scheme due to start in 2010, please contact the Independent Safeguarding Authority
Guidance
The following information has been provided so instructors, coaches, sports clubs or organisation can act appropriately and lay down the correct foundations for safeguarding and protecting children in sport:
Download A Guide for Sports Coaches and Leaders
Download A Guide for Sports Clubs and Organisations
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