RFL Safeguarding Resource

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WHY DO I NEED TO ENGAGE
WITH SAFEGUARDING?
Benefits of having safeguards in place
What is ‘grooming’?
thecpsu.org.uk
Grooming very commonly plays a key part in the sexual abuse of
Having the right safeguards in place will help you respond appropriately
and keep Rugby League safer and fun for all children. Knowing who is
more vulnerable can help you identify any risks to players in the sport.
Safeguarding children in sport is vital to ensuring that they have a
safe and positive experience. This, in turn, will contribute to children
choosing to remain involved in sport throughout their lives, as a player
and later a spectator and or volunteer.
Children and young people are the foundations and future of Rugby
their club environment, they are more likely to stay in the club and take
on roles as they get older.
risks, concerns or disclosures in an open and honest way. Reporting a
concern my be a vital piece of a jigsaw – so never think someone else
will report.
Whatever your role in sport, be it as a parent, coach, or volunteer, you
should be familiar with your club and the governing body's safeguarding
policies and procedures. You should know how to respond to concerns
around abuse or poor practice. Don’t leave it until there is an incident to
find out how to report and who to report to – you should know this for
the protection of children and yourself. You should know who the Club
should also have the details of the RFL Safeguarding Manager should
an emergency arise, and you are unsure what to do if your CWO is not
available.
communication with a child where this is an intention to meet and
by which an individual manipulates those around them – particularly (but
not only) a child – to provide opportunities to abuse. It also reduces the
chances of the individual being reported or discovered.
Having the right safeguards in place will help you to; respond
appropriately with the knowledge and confidence to recruit responsibly,
manage bullying and harassment, report concerns and much more
keep sport safe and fun for children and young people, protect your
organisation’s reputation and help make your sport attractive to
sponsors. It is important to understand the grooming process to protect
young players. Understanding the Grooming Process (from the CPSU)
You can download the full briefing from here;-
people to train, try new things, make friends and improve their skills.
They are often the places where appropriate, trusting relationships
with adults outside the family or school are first developed. Such
relationships of trust should be used appropriately to support and
advise young people, and to demonstrate the positive values of sport
through role modelling.
However, sport can also provide opportunities for adults with an interest
in harming children to target and abuse them through their role as a
coach, volunteer or paid employee.
Children and young people face risks in all aspects of their life – and
Watch the video on how to respond to disclosure and read the
disclosures recently exposed within football demonstrate that abuse
information on the site
has taken place and continues to take place – this is not purely a
football issue, but an issue for all sport to ensure that they identify any
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