National Safeguarding Committee 2018 Gaelic Games Associations’ Child Safeguarding Risk Assessment 2018 - CLUBS – The potential risk of harm and Indicate the Reference to Policy, Guidance and Who is responsible at Further action required … abuse of children under each of the likelihood of Procedure Club level? headings below is high. any of the potential risks of harm occurring by rating them High Medium or Low CLUB & COACHING PRACTICES Club coaches and other personnel H Safeguarding Level 1 Child Children’s Officer (CO) Arrange training – with no child safeguarding training Protection in Sport Awareness Coach Seek verification of attendance Workshop Club Executive Coach education policy Club Executive Club coaches with no coaching of qualification to be confirmed qualification Recruitment policy Coaching Officer Relevant Club personnel not Code of Behaviour Ref: Club Committee Review ongoing vetted/no background checks Recruitment Section Children’s Officer Poor Practice Code of Behaviour (Underage) Club Executive Review ongoing Inadequate Supervision Ref: Coaching section Lack of supervision ratios Supervision policy/ratios Coach education policy Safeguarding Level 1 Lack of adherence to procedures Code of Behaviour Ref: Social Coach Review ongoing e.g. use of mobiles, texting, section Children’s Officer transport rules, photography. No guidance on travelling and away Code of Behaviour Ref: Club Committee and event Travelling and away sections trips Travelling and away trips organisers sections Lack of adherence with Safeguarding policy Person in charge Ongoing review miscellaneous procedures in our Complaints & disciplinary Juvenile Committee safeguarding practices (i.e. mobile, policy Children’s Officer photography, transport) COMPLAINTS & DISCIPLINE
National Safeguarding Committee 2018 Gaelic Games Associations’ – Child Safeguarding Risk Assessment 2018 - CLUBS The potential risk of harm and abuse of children under each of the headings below is high. Indicate the likelihood of any of the potential risks of harm occurring by rating them High Medium or Low Reference to Policy, Guidance and Procedure Who is responsible at Club level? Further action required … CLUB & COACHING PRACTICES Club coaches and other personnel with no child safeguarding training H Safeguarding Level 1 – Child Protection in Sport Awareness Workshop Children’s Officer (CO) Coach Club Executive Arrange training Seek verification of attendance Club coaches with no coaching qualification Coach education policy Recruitment policy Club Executive Coaching Officer of qualification to be confirmed Relevant Club personnel not vetted/no background checks Code of Behaviour Ref: Recruitment Section Club Committee Children’s Officer Review ongoing Poor Practice Inadequate Supervision Lack of supervision ratios Code of Behaviour (Underage) Ref: Coaching section Supervision policy/ratios Coach education policy Safeguarding Level 1 Club Executive Review ongoing Lack of adherence to procedures e.g. use of mobiles, texting, transport rules, photography. Code of Behaviour Ref: Social section Coach Children’s Officer Review ongoing No guidance on travelling and away trips Code of Behaviour Ref: Travelling and away trips sections Club Committee and event organisers Travelling and away sections Lack of adherence with miscellaneous procedures in our safeguarding practices (i.e. mobile, photography, transport) Safeguarding policy Complaints & disciplinary policy Person in charge Juvenile Committee Children’s Officer Ongoing review COMPLAINTS & DISCIPLINE
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