Safeguarding and Welfare
Everyone at Haverstock Fencing Club has the right to feel safe and respected.
Everyone at Haverstock Fencing Club has a responsibility to safeguard and protect all of their fellow club members.
Everyone at Haverstock Fencing Club has a responsibility to safeguard and protect all of their fellow club members.
Our Welfare Officers
The role of Haverstock Fencing Club's Welfare Officers is to promote good practice within the club, to be a named point of contact when there are concerns and to follow British Fencing’s reporting procedures in case a concern is raised.
Andrew Hall
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Janice Tsui
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Welfare Officer Responsibilities
• To be the first point of contact for staff, volunteers, parents/carers and young people where concerns about welfare, poor practice or child/vulnerable adult abuse are identified
• Implement the club’s reporting and recording procedures
• Promote the club’s best practice guidance/code of ethics and behaviour within the club
• Assist the club to fulfil its responsibilities to safeguard young people and vulnerable adults
• Assist the club to implement its child and vulnerable adult welfare plan
• Assist volunteers in keeping their certificates and qualifications up to date
• Ensure confidentiality is maintained
• Promote anti discriminatory practice
• Be the first point of contact with the British Fencing’s Equality and Safeguarding Manager
• Maintain contact details for local Social Services, Police and the Local Safeguarding Children’s Board (LSCB) in case of an emergency
• Implement the club’s reporting and recording procedures
• Promote the club’s best practice guidance/code of ethics and behaviour within the club
• Assist the club to fulfil its responsibilities to safeguard young people and vulnerable adults
• Assist the club to implement its child and vulnerable adult welfare plan
• Assist volunteers in keeping their certificates and qualifications up to date
• Ensure confidentiality is maintained
• Promote anti discriminatory practice
• Be the first point of contact with the British Fencing’s Equality and Safeguarding Manager
• Maintain contact details for local Social Services, Police and the Local Safeguarding Children’s Board (LSCB) in case of an emergency
If you have any welfare concerns or questions you can submit your contact details using the form below and Andrew or Janice will contact you directly.