Millom RUFC Safeguarding

Wed 17 May 2023 18:10

Millom Rugby Union Club – Safeguarding Children

The following procedures and guidelines have been adopted by Millom RUFC for three main reasons:

  1. To ensure the safety of children and good practice of club operations.
  2. To protect the interests of club members and coaches.
  3. To comply with the requirements of The Children Act. which became law in Oct 1991, and is a major piece of legislation affecting children, their parents and those who work with children.

Child Protection Procedures and Guidelines 

  • Only recognised coaches/volunteers and authorised visitors/parents/guardians will be permitted on site during training/matches.
  • Only officially appointed Coaches will be permitted to control Millom RUFC activities.
  • All children under 8 years of age must be accompanied by a parent/guardian when arriving and leaving the Club unless written agreement is provided otherwise beforehand.
  • Every child must be signed in on the register when arriving. 
  • No child is permitted to leave the site without parental consent during coaching sessions.
  • Children will not be released from the Club's facilities to anyone who is not recognised as the official collector of the child. 
  • Equipment shall be suitable, child centred, and in good repair. 
  • Accurate records shall be properly maintained for each child including details of names, address, telephone, emergency contact, details of health etc.
  • Any personal information about any child will be kept completely confidential by the Club.
  • Details of all coaches/volunteers will also be kept on record.
  • All coaches/volunteers will be checked by the Disclosure and Barring Scheme.

Child Protection

 As the provider of coaching sessions and games all our members and coaches have a duty of care to protect all children under their supervision from possible cases or causes of abuse. Our members' and coaches’ main role in the protection of children will be:     

  1. To be aware of symptoms children may display if suffering from any form of abuse. 2. To report any suspicion they may have about possible cases of abuse.

Child Sickness/Injury

If a child becomes unwell or is injured whilst under the supervision of the Club and it is the appropriate coach/first aider's judgement that it is to that child's detriment to stay on site, the following procedure will be adopted:  

  • The child will be removed from activities that are likely to deteriorate their state of health.
  • The relevant coach/first aider will contact the relevant parent.
  • The relevant coach/first aider will record all information about the incident on the Incident Report Form.                                 

If the parent/guardian cannot be reached: The relevant coach/first aider will ensure that the child is supervised until the parent/guardian can be reached. 

 

Children Taking Medication 

       • Children who take medication, of any nature, will be responsible for administering it themselves.

  • Under no circumstances will any club member/coach accept responsibility for securing or administering a child's medication.
  • Any medication that a child brings to the club must be labelled with the child's name.

Although these are 'rules' club members and coaches will be encouraged to use their common sense and decide when it would be appropriate to handle medication, e.g. a coach may hold medication such as inhalers while a child participates in physical rugby activities.

ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS POLICY SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO OUR CLUB SAFEGUARDING OFFICER,  RACHEL , IN THE FIRST INSTANCE.

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