Help and advice

We're here to provide expert safeguarding and child protection advice to sports organisations. Let us help you put the right safeguards in place.

We can also provide guidance on these particular safeguarding topics: 
anti-bullying | deaf and disabled | information sharing | leisure facilities | LGBT | online safety | parents in sportphotographysafer recruitment

Need to deal with a concern?

Find out what to do
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Introduction to safeguarding

  • What is safeguarding?
  • Why should I engage with safeguarding children?
  • How do I go about it?
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Football

Putting safeguards in place

  • Put safeguarding policies in place
  • Address specific issues
  • Key safeguarding roles and responsibilities
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Assess my organisation

  • What kind of assessment is right for my organisation?
  • Self-assess safeguarding best practice
  • The assessment process in summary
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Develop and improve standards

  • Maintain and embed safeguarding across organisations
  • Frequently asked questions about the Framework
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FAQs

What is child abuse?

Child abuse is any form of physical, emotional or sexual mistreatment or lack of care that leads to injury or harm... 

Read our Frequently Asked Questions