Club Policies

Safeguarding

Introduction

Safeguarding children and adults at risk requires everyone to be committed to the highest possible standards of openness, integrity and accountability. Etwall Tennis Club is committed to prioritising the well-being of all children and adults at risk, promoting safeguarding in our club always. This Policy strives to minimise risk and maximize appropriate response to any safeguarding concerns/disclosures.

This Policy is in line with national legislation and applicable to all members of Etwall Tennis Club.

Safeguarding Policy Statement

We are committed to encouraging and maintaining a culture where people feel able to raise a genuine safeguarding concern and are confident that it will be taken seriously.  At Etwall Tennis Club, safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility: not responding to a safeguarding concern is not an option. This includes safeguarding concerns that occur within the Tennis Environment AND concerns that occur outside the tennis environment (eg. at home, school or in the community) but where the concern is identified through the member’s involvement in tennis

The club will not tolerate any harassment, victimisation or unfair treatment of its members when they raise a concern in good faith.

Responsibilities

Management Committee - Accountable for ensuring that this policy is compliant with the relevant legislation.

Welfare Officer - Responsible for Policy implementation and communication to all members, and for keeping this policy up to date, inline with legislative and organizational developments

Members - Responsible for compliance with this policy.

How a member should raise a concern about a child or an adult at risk

If anyone at the club has safeguarding concerns about a child or adult at risk, they should follow the Club's Concern Reporting Procedure

Useful Contacts

The police in an emergency (999)

Local Authority Children’s Services

  • Derbyshire County Council Child Protection Service – Starting Point - 01629 533190 (or 01629 532 600 out of hours) - starting.point@derbyshire.gov.uk
  • Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Partnership - ddscp@derby.gov.uk
  • Derby City First Contact Team - Tel: 01332 641172

Local Authority Adult Services

  • Derbyshire Safeguarding Adults Board 01629 533190
  • Derby City Careline - 01332 786968

LTA Designated Officer (England only) for concerns/disclosures about a member of staff, consultant, coach, official or volunteer 

  • Lucy Partington - County Safeguarding Officer, Derby & Derbyshire 07886 702694
  • LTA Safeguarding Team 020 8487 7000 safeguarding@lta.org.uk 

National Services

 

 Last Updated: April 2024