These briefing papers explain positions of trust in sport and dance and outline the legislation which was updated in June 2022 in response to the NSPCC's Close the Loophole campaign.
This briefing provides guidance on how to safeguard children and young people when they are using changing facilities, and includes recommended levels of adult supervision and examples of changing room policies.
Advice about reducing the risk of the grooming process taking place to prevent children from being sexually harmed.
This briefing offers guidance on appropriate staffing and supervision ratios of adults to participants when planning and running sports activities.
This briefing highlights best practice for adults when transporting children to and from sporting activities.
This briefing outlines the issues arising from bad weather conditions prior to and during an event, which assist in your decision-making.
We have put together a document to answer your frequently asked questions about this change to the law regarding positions of trust.
Good-practice guidance from the NHS on heat health. It lists risks and actions to consider when planning sports events.
The purpose of this briefing paper is to clarify what an organisation's duty of care entails, and to provide some guidance as to what steps can be taken in order to demonstrate that this duty is being met.
Working together to safeguard children, statutory guidance on inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.