This webinar, held in May 2017, looks at the issues arising when a young person makes the move from participant to undertaking a formal role such as coaching, officiating or volunteering.
We discuss the safeguarding implications involved when young people take on a formal role, the changes in behaviour and relationships that might occur and the level of safeguarding awareness young leaders need to fulfil their new role.
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Webinar resources
Note: Slide 12 mentions that current legislation protecting children (aged 16 and 17) from those in a position of trust does not include sports coaches or similar roles. Since this webinar, the government has announced that this law is being extended to include people in this role.
You can read more about this in our Success for the Close the Loophole campaign news article and in the resources listed below.
Further information and resources
- All CPSU webinar recordings
- Changes to positions of trust legislation - podcast
- Positions of trust FAQs - briefing paper
- Preventing abuse of positions of trust in sport - briefings for sport and dance