Child Protection Policy
St Mirren Football Club will:
Promote the health and welfare of children whilst providing opportunities for them to take part their youth development programme safely.
Respect and promote the rights, wishes and feelings of children.
Promote and implement appropriate procedures to safeguard the well-being of children and protect them from abuse.
Recruit, train, support and supervise its staff to adopt best practice to safeguard and protect children from abuse and to minimise risk to themselves.
Require staff to adopt and abide by the Child Protection Policy and the Procedures.
Respond to any allegations of misconduct or abuse of children in line with the Policy and Procedures as well as implementing, where appropriate, the relevant disciplinary and appeals procedures.
Observe guidelines issued by local Child Protection Committees for the protection of children.
Review and evaluate this Policy and these Procedures on a regular basis.
Should you or your child wish to discuss an issue of concern regarding your child’s welfare whilst under the supervision of the club, then you should contact the Club’s Child Protection Officer who will hear your case and inform yourself of the next step of action to take (if any) to resolve the situation.
Some Useful Contact Numbers
St Mirren Football Club Child Protection Officer: Ian Deans 07985563244
Renfrewshire Social Work Services Dept: 0141 842 5151 (daytime)
0800 811505 (Evenings & weekends)
Strathclyde Police Family Protection Unit: 0141 532 5900
Renfrewshire Child Protection Committee: www.renfrewshire.gov.uk
The Scottish Football Association www.scottishfa.co.uk
Child Protection in Sport Service:
(CHILDREN 1ST) 61 Sussex Street,
Glasgow,
G41 1DY
0141 418 5674
www.childprotectioninfootball.org.uk
sportscotland:
Caledonia House
South Gyle,
Edinburgh
EH12 9DQ
0131 317 7200
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ChildLine Scotland: 0800 1111
www.childline.org.uk
ParentLine Scotland:
0808 800 2222
Child Protection in Sport Unit:
(NSPCC) 0116 234 7278
www.thecpsu.org.uk
Data Protection Act
Information on pupils, parents and guardians is stored on a computer system and may be used for teaching, registration, assessment and other administrative duties. The information is protected by Data Protection Act 1998 and may only be disclosed in accordance with the Codes of Practice.
St Mirren Football Club will:
Promote the health and welfare of children whilst providing opportunities for them to take part their youth development programme safely.
Respect and promote the rights, wishes and feelings of children.
Promote and implement appropriate procedures to safeguard the well-being of children and protect them from abuse.
Recruit, train, support and supervise its staff to adopt best practice to safeguard and protect children from abuse and to minimise risk to themselves.
Require staff to adopt and abide by the Child Protection Policy and the Procedures.
Respond to any allegations of misconduct or abuse of children in line with the Policy and Procedures as well as implementing, where appropriate, the relevant disciplinary and appeals procedures.
Observe guidelines issued by local Child Protection Committees for the protection of children.
Review and evaluate this Policy and these Procedures on a regular basis.
Should you or your child wish to discuss an issue of concern regarding your child’s welfare whilst under the supervision of the club, then you should contact the Club’s Child Protection Officer who will hear your case and inform yourself of the next step of action to take (if any) to resolve the situation.
Some Useful Contact Numbers
St Mirren Football Club Child Protection Officer: Ian Deans 07985563244
Renfrewshire Social Work Services Dept: 0141 842 5151 (daytime)
0800 811505 (Evenings & weekends)
Strathclyde Police Family Protection Unit: 0141 532 5900
Renfrewshire Child Protection Committee: www.renfrewshire.gov.uk
The Scottish Football Association www.scottishfa.co.uk
Child Protection in Sport Service:
(CHILDREN 1ST) 61 Sussex Street,
Glasgow,
G41 1DY
0141 418 5674
www.childprotectioninfootball.org.uk
sportscotland:
Caledonia House
South Gyle,
Edinburgh
EH12 9DQ
0131 317 7200
#
ChildLine Scotland: 0800 1111
www.childline.org.uk
ParentLine Scotland:
0808 800 2222
Child Protection in Sport Unit:
(NSPCC) 0116 234 7278
www.thecpsu.org.uk
Data Protection Act
Information on pupils, parents and guardians is stored on a computer system and may be used for teaching, registration, assessment and other administrative duties. The information is protected by Data Protection Act 1998 and may only be disclosed in accordance with the Codes of Practice.
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