CSP Child Protection Policy
As a Partnership we are fortunate to have community involvement and are frequently coaching children and assisting at clubs.
Therefore, we have produced our own child protection policy which all of our members of staff strictly adhere to. Please download the below pdf file to view the document.
For quick reference, below is a list of the document’s index content:
1.0 Child Protection Policy Statement
2.0 Principles
3.0 Responsibilities of the CSP
3.1 We aim to do this by
3.2 Roles & Responsibilities
3.2.1 Responsibilities & codes of conduct for staff & coaches
3.3 Responsibilities of the Volunteer / Helper
4.0. Good Practice Guidelines for all staff, coaches, volunteers
5.0 The Nature of Child Abuse
5.1 Physical Abuse
5.2 Emotional Abuse
5.3 Bullying
5.4 Neglect
5.5 Sexual Abuse
6.0 Vulnerability of Certain Groups
6.1 Disabled Children
6.2 Children from minority, ethnic, racial, cultural or religious groups
7.0 Recognition of Abuse
7.1 Indicators
8.0 Disclosure of Abuse
8.1 Formats of Disclosure
8.2 Action required in response to disclosure
8.3 Disclosure by a child/young person
8.4 Disclosure against a member of staff
8.5 The Designated Person
8.5.1 Roles & Responsibilities of the Designated Person
9.0 Poor Practice
10.0 Behaviour of children towards other children
11.0 Prevention
11.1 Recruitment of staff
11.2 Education & Training
11.3 Transportation of Children
11.4 Operating Standards
11.5 Use of Videoing, Photographic Equipment & Mobile Phones
11.5.1 Good Practice for Publication of Images
12.0 Equity
Appendix A CSP Structure
Appendix B Example Consent Form
Appendix C Disclosure, indication, suspicion recording form
Appendix D Children, Young People and Families Service Contact Details
Appendix E Flow Chart for reporting systems
Appendix F Parental Consent Form
Appendix G Imagery Consent Form
Further useful information/contacts
If you would like any of the information included in these pages in another language or format, please contact us.