Safeguarding
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Our Guiding Principles are:
Safe Sport: Safe opportunities for taking part is important for all and essential when providing opportunities for young people and vulnerable adults.
Fair Sport: Equality of opportunity is at the heart of all sport & physical activity provision within Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland.
Well Led Sport: Building a positive partnership environment where we develop good leaders and excellent communication - creating a strong voice for sport and physical activity.
Leicester-Shire & Rutland Sport (LRS) is committed to promoting the safety and welfare of children and young people engaged in sporting activities across Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland. It aims to contribute to safeguarding children and young people by:
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Meeting the requirements of the Standards for Safeguarding and Protecting Children in Sport (CPSU, 2002).
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Implementing and demonstrating best safeguarding practice when staff, volunteers or others are providing services, activities and programmes for children and other young people.
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Working with partners to establish and implement agreed, consistent minimum safeguarding standards for sporting activities across Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland
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Requiring those individuals or organisations that are funded or commissioned to provide any service for children and young people to effectively address safeguarding requirements.
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Maximising its influence to promote safeguarding practice and principles within its wider partnership roles and relationships.
We have been given permission to use the ABA complaints procedure as an example of what should be in place to effectively field concerns from anyone regarding safeguarding.
For specific National Governing Body of Sport policies, please contact the relevant NGB directly. Click HERE to view the local NGB Contacts.
For further information, please contact:
Leicester-Shire & Rutland Sport
Telephone: 01509 564888
Email: lrsport@lboro.ac.uk
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