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What is safeguarding?
Safeguarding is the means of protecting all children, young people under 18 years’ old and vulnerable groups from abuse or neglect.
The welfare of children and vulnerable within Rugby League is paramount and the RFL are committed to ensuring the correct policies are adhered to within the game. The RFL Safeguarding and Protecting Children Policy contains the principles which must be adhered to by all clubs in the game to ensure that young people in the game can be healthy and happy, and allow them to enjoy and develop in the game of Rugby League. This can be downloaded from the resources section.
The RFL Safeguarding team will support all clubs to ensure that best practice is followed at all times. What to do if a situation occurs?
There will be occasions within Rugby League where concerns emerge relating to the behaviour of individuals. Where a child, young or vulnerable persons may be in immediate danger or need immediate medical attention emergency services should be called on 999.
For serious concerns, neglect and abuse issues can be reported to the Child Protection Units at the Local Police, or Children's Social Care Services (formerly Social Services) or the Local Safeguarding Children's Board.
The RFL recommend all Club Welfare Officers to have contact details for the above agencies.
Best Practice:
The RFL produces several documents which give excellent guidelines on how to go about best practice when participating in Rugby League.
Contacts
Regional
Tom Mather
Regional Welfare Officer
07816372761
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Martin Coyd
Assistant Regional Welfare Officer
07766441974
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National
Colette Eden
Lead Safeguarding Officer
0113 237 5046
07595 520610
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Emma Rosewarne
Safeguarding Officer
0113-237-5013
07850 483736
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Stacey Thompson
CRB Officer
0113-237-5036
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LINKS:
NSPCC link
http://www.nspcc.org.uk/ Child protection in sport unit.
http://www.nspcc.org.uk/inform/cpsu/cpsu_wda57648.html Safeguarding Newsletter Link
http://www.therfl.co.uk/about/page.php?id=477&areaid=225
RFL Safegaurding link
http://www.therfl.co.uk/about/page.php?id=165&areaid=225
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