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8 British Judo Association Safe Landings Child Protection Policy, Procedures and Guidelines Our Responsibilities British Judo recognises its responsibilities both morally and legally under current legislation (including the Children Acts 1989 and 2004 and the Protection of Children (Scotland) Act 2005) and will use our best efforts to promote good practice to protect children. We recognise that we have a responsibility to: • Safeguard and promote the interests and well being of children and young people with whom we are working. • Take all reasonable practical steps to protect them from harm, discrimination, or degrading treatment and respect their rights, wishes and feelings. • Confidentiality should be maintained in line with the Human Rights Act 2000 and the Data Protection Act 1988. • In accordance with ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’ 2006 (HM Government) we recognise that the BJA and its clubs have the following statutory duties, roles and responsibilities: – Effective recruitment & selection procedures – including Safeguarding checks – Culture of listening to children and young people Our child protection procedures are intended to: • Offer safeguards to the children and young people with whom we work, and to our members of staff, volunteers and those in affiliated organisations. • Help to maintain professionalism and high standards of practice. We recognise that any procedure is only as effective as the ability and skill of those who operate it. We are therefore committed to: • Operating safer recruitment procedures • Providing support, appropriate training and adequate supervision to all our staff, coaches and officials so that they can work together with parents/carers and other organisations to ensure that the needs and the welfare of children remain paramount. • Ensuring that all coaches complete child protection training as part of the BJA coaching qualification. British Judo will: • appoint a Lead Child Protection Officer • convene a Disciplinary Panel when necessary • ensure all cases of poor practice that may be abuse and any allegations of abuse are investigated and where appropriate, referred to other agencies • provide support, training and guidance to the Club Welfare Officers and clubs via judo staff/tutors and through recognised child protection training providers • make decisions on misconduct/poor practice within agreed timescales. • inform all appropriate individuals and bodies of their decisions within agreed timescales. • keep a list of all suspended, disciplined and disqualified persons and where appropriate refer people disqualified to relevant government agencies for consideration by PoCA/PoC(S)A and the Independent Safeguarding Authority when this is established in 2008 (in Scotland the proposed introduction of a Vetting and Barring System). • to monitor and evaluate the implementation of the policy www.safelandings.org.uk
9 Categories of Abuse Physical Abuse This occurs when individuals including other young people, deliberately physically hurt or injure children, or knowingly do not prevent such injuries occurring. It includes injuries caused by hitting, shaking, squeezing, burning and biting or using excessive force. It also occurs when young people are given alcohol, inappropriate drugs, or there is a failure to supervise their access to these substances. In judo situation physical abuse may also occur due to: • Overly hard randori without mutual consent and technical justification. • Demonstrating techniques too hard or repeatedly where the intention is to hurt or intimidate the uki (the person being thrown). • Over training and inappropriate training which disregards the capacity of the player’s immature and growing body. This also applies to over competing. • Forcing (or “suggesting”) that a child loses weight to make a weight category This would include the use of sauna suits and bin bags to de-hydrate to lose weight • This is a very complex issue and beyond the scope of this document but as a rule of thumb a child should eat a healthy well balanced diet, train as appropriate to the capacity of their immature and growing body. • They must compete in the weight category that their growing body naturally settles at. The British Judo Association’s LTPD plan and web site contains more specific guidance and information. (www.britishjudo.org.uk/technical). • Inappropriate levels of physical exercises as a punishment – British Judo believes that making a child carryout exercise as a punishment may not only constitute physical abuse in some circumstances but sends mixed messages. We want children and young people to train and exercise to have fun and stay healthy. Sexual Abuse Girls and boys can be abused by adults (both male and female) or other young people. This may include encouraging or forcing a child or young person to take part in sexual activity. Showing children pornographic material is also a form of sexual abuse. In a judo situation sexual abuse may occur when: • An adult uses the context of a training session to touch young people in an inappropriate sexual way, e.g. during ground work (ne waza). • Coaches, managers or volunteers use their position of power and authority to coerce young players into a sexual relationship. • Coaches or managers imply better progression of the player in return for sexual favours. • Children and young people being required to weigh-in naked or in underwear. • Note: In junior competitions children must weigh-in wearing judogi trousers for boys (and given a 0.5kg weight allowance) and judogi trousers and t-shirt for girls (and given a 0.6kg weight allowance). The weigh-in must be conducted in an open environment. • British Judo recognises that there are some senior events where there may be players entered who are under the age of 18. For these events players under the age of 18 will weigh-in under junior rules (i.e. judogi trousers for boys with a 0.5kg weight allowance, and judogi trousers and t-shirt for girls with a 0.6kg weight allowance).
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