Safeguarding Overview
Read about our policies and the standards we are working towards to support and protect children, young people and vulnerable adults in sport.
New Guidance on CRB Checks for Volunteers
The Office of the Third Sector has published guidance to help organisations that use volunteers to be clear about when they do and don’t need to carry out Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks on ...
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Partnership Achieves National Safeguarding Standard
The Tyne & Wear Sport Partnership has successfully achieved the Intermediate Level of the NSPCC National Standards for Safeguarding and Protecting Children in Sport, following the portfolio ...
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Sunderland LSCB Safeguarding Children Procedures
There are five Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCBs) in Tyne & Wear, which were formed as a statutory requirement of the Children Act 2004. They are based on local authority boundaries, ...
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SCC Whistle Blowing Policy
Whistle blowing policies are developed by organisations to ensure that high standards are maintained, and that any acts of impropriety in relation to any of the organisation's activities or ...
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TWS Information Sharing Guidance
The Tyne & Wear Sport partnership has produced some Information Sharing Guidance to help designated staff with their decision making over whether or not to share information should an issue ...
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ABA Complaints Policy
The Amateur Boxing Association (ABA) has developed a Complaints Policy to highlight the procedures that should be followed when a complaint is received from a parent, guardian, child or young ...
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Lacrosse Bill of Rights for Young People
English Lacrosse has developed a Bill of Rights for Young People, which details what young people's rights are within the sport:
One: Every young player has the right to participate in the sport ...
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Tyne & Wear Safeguarding in Sport Group
The Tyne & Wear Sport partnership established a 'Safeguarding in Sport Group' in March 2007. 1. AIMS AND OBJECTIVESThe Tyne & Wear Safeguarding in Sport Group has the following aim:
To ...
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TWS Partnership Board Statement
The Tyne & Wear Sport partnership is committed to making sport and physical activity a safer place for children, young people and vulnerable adults to participate in. We aim to raise awareness ...
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Recommended Publications
This section gives further information about recommended NSPCC publications, such as 'Safe Sports Events' and 'Safe Sport Away'. Safe Sports Events To access the 'Safe Sports Events' guidance ...
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Supervision
With regard to supervision ratios, it is advised that all individuals and organisations adhere to the National Governing Body (NGB) guidelines. The appropriate supervision ratio will differ ...
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Safeguarding & Protecting Children in Sport Standards
Tyne & Wear Sport achieved the Preliminary Level of the NSPCC CPSU Standards for Safeguarding and Protecting Children in Sport in 2004, and the Intermediate Level in April 2008. We are ...
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TWS Child Protection Policy
It is important that all sports organisations that receive statutory funding must have an active child protection policy. Download Tyne & Wear Sport's Child Protection Policy: ...
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EFDS Child and Vulnerable People Protection Policy Statement
The English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS) and its member organisations are currently working with the Child Protection in Sport Unit (CPSU) to provide co-ordinated child and vulnerable ...
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