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Aberystwyth Lawn Tennis Club is serious about safeguarding. Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility.

OUR SAFEGUARDING POLICY STATEMENT AND SCOPE
Aberystwyth LTC recognises our moral and statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children (anyone under 18) and adults at risk. We are committed to ensuring our safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and with LTA safeguarding standards, which can be found here: https://www.lta.org.uk/about-us/safeguarding/venue-standards/

SAFEGUARDING POLICY PRINCIPLES
● The safety and welfare of children and adults at risk is paramount
● All children and adults at risk, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation, have an equal right to protection from all types of
harm or abuse
● Safeguarding is everybody’s responsibility

● All safeguarding concerns or allegations will be taken seriously and responded to swiftly and appropriately
● We strive to create a culture and environment where everyone is empowered to protect themselves and others and feel able to raise concerns
● We actively promote working together to ensure all children and adults at risk are safeguarded

RESPONSIBILITY FOR SAFEGUARDING
The Committee have overall accountability for this policy and its implementation.

We have an appointed Welfare Officer (WO) who holds operational responsibility for safeguarding in
line with the LTA role profile and is supported by the Committee. The WO is the first point of
contact to raise a safeguarding concern involving a child or adult at risk. They also play a
proactive role in increasing an awareness of safeguarding within our venue.

The Welfare Officer is:
Luke Colwill
Contact number: 07368 483741
Email address: welfareofficer@aberystwythtennis.com

See below for all relevant documents covering safeguarding information for our club.

Contact: welfareofficer@aberystwythtennis.com