Child Protection

The City of Bradford Swimming Club has a duty of care to safeguard all children involved in the City of Bradford SC from harm. All children have the right to protection, and the needs of disabled children and others who may be particularly vulnerable must be taken into account. The City of Bradford will ensure the safety and protection of all children involved in the club, through adherence to the ASA Child Protection in Swimming Procedures and Guidelines.

The welfare of children is everyone’s responsibility that is, administrator, club official, coach, parent, friend, and children themselves. Everyone can help. If you have concerns about the welfare of a child, tell a club officer such as the Club Welfare Officer, Secretary, Chairperson, Coach or any Committee Member. Or ring SWIM LINE on 0808 100 4001 – this is the ASA’s own Helpline where you can talk to someone who understands both swimming & the requirements of child protection.

ASA Swimline

Our Welfare Officer is Matilda Brown

The role of the welfare officer includes:

• Ensuring that policies and procedures are in place to protect children from abuse.
• To assist the ASA to safeguard children and young people in swimming and to implement the ASA child protection plan at club level.
• To ensure that all club officials, volunteers parents and swimmers are aware of child protection policy and procedure.
• To ensure that all persons having significant contact with children in the club complete a Criminal Record Bureau (CRB) check.
• To be available to advise any person with a concern of a child protection nature of the appropriate procedure to follow.
• To maintain accurate records of all concerns raised.
• To promote good practice and question issues arising from poor practice.

My contact details are available on the club website, please do not hesitate to contact me if you have a concern or you just want to talk an issue through in confidence.