4.5 How to make sure different safeguarding systems work together effectively
One of the biggest challenges in safeguarding is making sure concerns don’t fall through the cracks.
One way to prevent this is to make sure your system works effectively with other systems that apply to your sport.
Activity: What safeguarding systems from other organisations apply to you?
Think about any other bodies that are connected to yours, either legally or through sport regulations.
What safeguarding responsibilities might they have towards your organisation, and vice versa?
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Sport for development organisations might be local members of an international organisation, or local sports clubs might be governed by a national federation or governing body, which in turn sits under an international federation.
It is really important that the system you develop, whatever level you are in the structure, works with the other parts. Get to know the Safeguarding Leads in your sister organisations, understand their policies and procedures and how they apply to your organisation. Make sure you understand any reporting requirements and work together to make sure that information flows to the people who need to know and take action.
Getting this right is particularly important during competitions, where it may not be clear whose system should apply. You will look at this in more detail in Session 7.
4.4 Messages for staff and others about reporting or discussing concerns
