Safeguarding and Child Protection

Loughborough Carillon Mixed Hockey Club is committed to creating and maintaining a safe and positive environment for all young people involved in hockey.

¹The underpinning principles are:

• Hockey should be fun and enjoyable, and fair play should be promoted.
• All young people within Hockey, regardless of age, ability, sex, race, religion or belief, ethnic origin, social status or sexual orientation, have the right to be protected from harm.
• The rights, dignity and worth of all young people should always be respected.
• Everyone who has a concern, MUST report it.
• It is the responsibility of child protection experts to determine whether or not abuse has taken place, but it is everyone’s responsibility in hockey to report concerns.
• The roles and responsibilities of the statutory agencies in safeguarding young people must be recognised and the procedures of the
• Local Safeguarding Children Boards must be complied with.
• Any policy or procedure is only as effective as the ability and skill of those who operate it.
• The EHB is committed to encouraging the effective and safe recruitment of all individuals working with young people in hockey, and everyone within hockey must recognise this and regard it as essential.
• All those working in hockey, in a paid or voluntary capacity, must abide by the EHB’s Code of Ethics and Behaviour.

Loughborough Carillon Mixed Hockey Club is affiliated to England Hockey and has formally adopted England Hockey’s Policy on Safeguarding and Protecting Young People in Hockey. The full policy is available to read or download in pdf format here:

England Hockey - Safeguarding and Protecting Young People

And further information can be found on the England hockey website:

www.englandhockey.co.uk/safe

Support and guidance is available for all members, players and parents/carers on the issues and implementation of welfare and good practice by contacting Paula Short – Loughborough Carillon Mixed Hockey Club’s Child Welfare Officer.

¹England Hockey Board’s – Guidance for Coaches and Leaders