CHILD PROTECTION POLICY STATEMENT FOR GOVERNING BODY

 

As the Governing Body recognised by the British Judo Association as being responsible for the administration of Judo in Northern Ireland, we the Northern Ireland Judo Federation are responsible for overseeing the adoption and the implementation of our child protection policy and Code of Ethics and Good Practice for Children’s Sport by our members.  To maximise compliance with the said Policy and Codes, we shall:

• Ensure that the Northern Ireland Judo Federation’s Child Protection

Policy is adopted, agreed to, implemented and signed up to by all

members.

• Ensure that the Code of Ethics and Good Practice for Children’s Sport

is adopted, agreed to, implemented and signed up to by all members.

• Amend, as necessary, the Constitution to reflect a safe and clearly

defined  method of recruitment, selection and management.

• Appoint a National Children’s Officer.  He or She shall be a member of

the executive Committee.

• Ensure that effective disciplinary, complaints and appeals procedures

are in place.

• Have procedures in place for dealing with a concern or complaint made

to the Statutory Authorities against a Committee Member of a Sports

Leader. Regulations shall stipulate that a Sports Leader who is the

subject of an allegation, which has been reported to the Statutory

Authorities, shall stand aside while the matter is being examined.  He

or She shall be invited to resume their full duties immediately upon

vindication.

• Ensure that all Judo Clubs are fully affiliated and signed up to the

Northern Ireland Judo Federation’s Constitution.

• Be represented by appropriate personnel at all education/training

workshops dealing with Northern Ireland Judo Federation’s Policies

and Codes.

• Where Children are involved in representative teams, designate an

appropriate Senior Officer in the Northern Ireland Judo Federation as

the person responsible for following the Guidelines of the Code.

• Review it’s Child Protection Procedures regularly through open

discussion  with it’s members, Sports Council and Statutory Authorities.

• Establish contact with representatives of the Statutory Authorities in

their areas.  The building of these relationships will contribute to the

creation of an environment in which education and knowledge of Child

Protection issues and procedures are widely known.

• Examine and take appropriate action in response to any reports of

unusual incidents, high transfer rates/dropouts, received from Clubs.

CHILD PROTECTION POLICY STATEMENT

The Northern Ireland Judo Federation is committed to creating and maintaining the safest possible environment for children and young people to practice Judo.

We do this by:

• Recognising that all children have the right to freedom from abuse.

• Ensuring that all our staff and volunteers are carefully selected and

accept  responsibility for helping to prevent the abuse of children in

their care and all staff and volunteers who will have substantial access

will be CRB/ AccessNI checked and in compliance with new statutory

legislation all NIJF officers in a regulated position will also be checked.

• Responding swiftly and appropriately to all suspicions or allegations of

abuse and providing parents and children with the opportunity to voice

any concerns they may have.

• Appointing a Children’s Officer who will take specific responsibility for

children and outside agencies.

• Ensuring access to confidential information is restricted to the

Children’s Officer or the appropriate external authorities.

• Reviewing the effectiveness of our Child Protection Policy and activities

each year at the AGM.

• Our Lead Child Protection Officer is:

Russell Brown

67 Nedd Road

Ballykelly

Limavady

Derry

BT49 9HZ

Tel No: 07751748971

Email :

russellbrown26@hotmail.com.