Safeguarding Policy Statement and Scope
Cheriton Tennis Club 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/.
We are committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment where all are respected and valued.
We recognise that health, well-being, ability, disability and need for care and support can affect a person’s resilience. We recognise that some people experience barriers, for example, to communication in raising concerns or seeking help. We recognise that these factors can vary at different points in people’s lives.
We recognise that there is a legal framework within which sport needs to work to safeguard adults at risk and will act in accordance with the relevant safeguarding adult legislation and with local statutory safeguarding procedures.
Actions taken by us will be consistent with the principles of adult safeguarding ensuring that any action taken is prompt, proportionate and that it includes and respects the voice of the adult concerned.
This policy applies to any person who plays, coaches, or is a volunteer or visits our venue.
We expect contractors and partner organisations, including for example, suppliers and sponsors to adopt and demonstrate their commitment to the principles and practice as set out in this Policy and associated procedures.
All bound by this policy are responsible for upholding high standards of conduct and professionalism and raising safeguarding concerns and allegations in accordance with the Reporting and Safeguarding Concern Procedures.
Policy Aims:
* Protect children and adults who use Cheriton Tennis Club from harm.
* Provide the necessary information to enable people to meet their safeguarding responsibilities.
* Deliver good practice and high safeguarding standards.
Policy Principles:
* Safeguarding is everyone’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: Annabel Peters
07518672439
annabel.thomson@googlemail.com
If the Welfare Officer is not available to report a safeguarding concern or allegation, the alternative contact within our venue is: Caroline Young, 07799258102 or email carolinebankes@gmail.com
The LTA Safeguarding Team has strategic and operational responsibility for safeguarding in tennis in Britain, including the monitoring and evaluation of safeguarding standards and investigating safeguarding concerns. Safeguarding concerns can be raised directly to the LTA Safeguarding Team via https://safeguardingconcern.lta.org.uk/
EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION POLICY
This policy sets out Cheriton Tennis Club’s commitment to a culture of everyday inclusion, and driving greater diversity and equitable outcomes in tennis.
While helping to build a culture of inclusion and drive greater diversity across tennis is everyone in the organisation’s responsibility, the CTC committee are individually and collectively responsible for ensuring that this policy is followed.
What is meant by equity, diversity and inclusion?
Equity is about working to achieve parity of outcome for people with different characteristics. It is not the same as equality. Equality assumes that everyone should be treated the same regardless of needs, experiences and opportunity. Equity is about recognising that not everyone starts from the same place and that sometimes targeted interventions are needed to give people the same chance of achieving a particular outcome, such as playing tennis regularly or becoming a coach.
Diversity is the mix of characteristics, experiences and other distinctions which make people different from one another. This can include differences in race, sex, religion, sexual identity, age, socio-economic background or whether or not someone is disabled.
Understanding this mix is vital to being able to make all people feel included.
Inclusion for all is the ultimate goal, it is a culture in which everybody can feel comfortable and confident to be themselves, no matter their visible or hidden differences. Diversity without inclusion means that people from more diverse backgrounds will feel excluded and so that diversity, and the benefits for a sport or organisation which come with it, will not last.