RYA Safeguarding and Child Protection Guidelines 

The RYA's Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and Guidelines can be downloaded from this page and adapted to suit the requirements of your training centre, club or class association.

Each section is dated so it's easy to see what has changed.

The Guidelines document is intended to assist you with drawing up your own organisation's Policy and Procedures.  There is a sample club policy (sample document 8) which covers the essential points.

Clubs might also decide to adopt a Code of Conduct so that young participants, parents and volunteers are clear about their responsibilities - see the example under Downloads on the right hand side of this page.

Clubs with RYA Recognised Training Centres are advised to ensure that a safeguarding policy is adopted by the club as a whole, not just the Training Centre, and that all members are aware of it.