Safe sport is important for the safety of everyone involve.

A safeguarding Action Plan is a document that details the key actions needed, in order to achieve your safeguarding goals. It breaks down larger areas of work into specific measurable activities, with a timescale and a named lead.

Prevented or prohibited someone from taking on certain roles or undertaking certain activities, for example, working with children.

A Board Safeguarding Champion leads and informs safeguarding discussions and planning in Board meetings, and ensures these discussions and plans are resourced and prioritised appropriately.

This means you are able to defend the decision made, by showing that all reasonable steps were taken in the assessment and management of the case. This is supported by recording a clear rationale for the decision and the discussions that led to the decision.

Having the ability to imagine how someone else feels.

To use someone or something unfairly for your own advantage.

Someone who is likely to leave the country before a criminal trial.

For an intervening period. For example, for the time between a concern being raised and a final decision being taken.

Jurisdiction is a term used to describe which organisation or individual has the power to make decisions or judgements.

A person who has direct experience of being abused.

Re-traumatisation is the re-activation of thoughts, memories, or feelings related to a past trauma.

Safeguarding course

More junior staff responsible for safeguarding who report into a safeguarding manager.

Safeguarding course is a course which make the code of conduct for the team and organisations management to know what should be done and what is prohibited 

Doing something for show, rather than making sure of a meaningful engagement.

Making physical contact with an athlete to show how to move a part of their body into the correct position.

People who know something is happening but do not become involved in a situation where someone else requires help.

A case management group is a small group of people responsible for making sure that concerns are dealt with fairly, promptly, and appropriately. It is good to include people with the right skills and knowledge, including having an independent member who has expertise in child protection. The tasks of a case management group include assessing and agreeing an initial response, identifying next steps, reviewing progress, and identifying and sharing learning.

A code of conduct details an organisation’s expectations of the behaviour of all participants including staff, volunteers, officials, athletes, and others involved with the organisation. Codes of conduct help individuals to recognise acceptable and unacceptable behaviour and the consequences of failing to abide by the code of conduct.