This framework provides a set of standards of good practice for clubs in NI to work towards. These standards help organisations know what they need to do to protect children involved in sport, and to minimise avoidable risks.
The International Child Protection Certificate (ICPC), developed by ACPO and CEOP, is a criminal records check for UK nationals or non-UK nationals previously resident in the UK, seeking to work with children overseas.
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has launched its final report which details the extent of child sexual abuse in the UK and the need for strengthening of safeguarding provisions.
Dr Melanie Lang (Edge Hill University) has produced a video presentation for sports coach UK on challenging coach anxiety of adult-child touch in sport through a children's rights approach.
NSPCC has warned of an increase in domestic abuse during the World Cup after recording those concerns about children reported to the Helpline spiked by a third during the previous tournament.
The NSPCC has launched its new campaign, Listen Up, Speak Up, to raise public awareness of what we can all do to help the half a million children in the UK who suffer abuse or neglect each year.
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) has published a report looking at the research findings in relation to experiences of child sexual abuse in sport between the 1950s and 2010s.
This resource will help you to meet the safeguarding responsibilities for your event and to promote the wellbeing of all the young participants, volunteers and officials.
The correct safeguarding training for you will depend upon your role within sport, as well as your existing safeguarding experience and knowledge. These pages cover what you need to know to choose the right training.
We take a deeper dive into the dance sector to understand how safeguarding is approached in the activity and explore some of the challenges faced by the sector.