Safeguarding Children through Sport
The Humber Sports Partnership is committed to promoting the safety and welfare of children and young people engaged in sporting activities locally.
The Humber Sports Partnership's Commitment to Safeguarding
The Humber Sports Partnership are committed to achieving the advanced level in the standards for safeguarding and protecting children in sport by November 2009. The Intermediate Standard was achieved during July 2008.
The Humber Sports Partnership is committed to promoting the safety and welfare of children and young people engaged in sporting activities locally. It aims to contribute to safeguarding children and young people by:
1.1 Applying all five outcomes of Every Child Matters
1.2 Meeting the requirements of the Standards for Safeguarding and Protecting Children in Sport (CPSU 2002)
1.3 Implementing and demonstrating best safeguarding practice when core staff and others working directly under the auspices of the HSP are providing services, activities and programmes for children and young people
1.4 Working with partners to establish and implement agreed, consistent minimum safeguarding standards for sports activities locally
1.5 Requiring those individuals or organisations that are funded or commissioned to provide any services for children and young people to effectively address safeguarding requirements
1.6 Maximising its influence to promote safeguarding practice and principles within its wider partnership roles and relationships
Lead Officers
The Safeguarding Lead Officer for the Humber Sports Partnership is Rachel Sullivan
rsullivan@goodwin-centre.org 01482 387491 07800 821249
The Deputy Safeguarding Officer is Gary Sainty
gsainty@goodwin-centre.org 01482 387491 07800 821172
Humber Sport Safeguarding Policy
The Humber Sport Safeguarding Policy 2009-11is attached - “The Power of Sport in Safeguarding Children and Young People.” and Poster has also been created to publicise the Safeguarding Strategy- Poster