Whitley Chapel Badminton Club Safeguarding Statement

We want everyone to have a safe, positive and enjoyable time at Whitley Chapel Badminton Club. 

This policy statement demonstrates the importance that Whitley Chapel Badminton Club places on the protection of children who participate in the programmes and activities organised and run on behalf of the Club.  The Club is committed to ensuring that young people engaged in Club programmes are able to enjoy a wide range of activities in a safe environment.

 The Club has adopted BADMINTON England’s child protection procedures and is working to the guidance laid down. 

Whitley Chapel Badminton Club:

• Ensures that BADMINTON England DBS checks are undertaken for volunteers and coaches in regular contact with young people and vulnerable adults
• Implements duty of care procedures for children and vulnerable adults to safeguard their well-being and protect them from abuse
• Promotes respect for the rights, wishes and feelings of young people
• Ensures that advice, guidance and training is available for all volunteers involved with the management of the club
• Adopts best practice to safeguard and protect young people from abuse and volunteers from false allegations
• Requires all participants to abide by the Club’s Code of Conduct and will take appropriate action where this code is breached 
• Responds to all incidents of poor practice and allegations seriously, swiftly and appropriately
• Will report allegations or incidence of suspicious poor practice to BADMINTON ENGLAND  Child Welfare Officer 

If you have any questions, comments or concerns:

  then please contact our Whitley Chapel Badminton Club Welfare Officer: 

John Maude                          

Email:        johnmaude100@gmail.com

Tel:  07791 590 814

Or Northumberland Badminton Association Safeguarding officer, 

Sarah Burtenshaw                

Email:        sarahburtenshaw.93@gmail.com

Tel:   07746 467 972

Or Badminton England Safeguarding Team

Email: safeguarding@badmintonengland.co.uk

Badminton England Head Office: 01908 268400 

Lead Child Protection Officer, Victoria Brown: 07738 890309

A full copy of the BADMINTON England’s Safeguarding & Protecting Young People Policy and Guidelines document , and other safeguarding resources, are available at  https://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/about-us/safeguarding