Safeguarding Getting ahead of the game Why now

Safeguarding Getting ahead of the game

Why now? �LTA apologises for failing to act sooner �Wrexham July 2017 �New Head of Safeguarding – David Humphries �Safeguarding Manager – Mathew Lea �Appointment of county safeguarding officers �New minimum standards for venues developed

Changes coming in 2018 � Minimum standards for venue registration � New online reporting system � Training for all regional teams � Time to listen 2018

Minimum safeguarding standards Standard 1 �Safeguarding Policy and Procedures �Safeguarding policy (for children and adults) should be clearly displayed on the noticeboard/website. �Clearly display the relevant safeguarding posters where it is possible to do so.

Standard 2 �Diversity and Inclusion Policy and Procedures �Diversity and Inclusion policy should be clearly displayed on the club website/noticeboard.

Standard 3 �Welfare Officer �Undergone the necessary training. �Carries out the duties set out in the role description. �Proactively communicate safeguarding to members, committee, coaches and volunteers

Standard 4 �Criminal Record Checks �All relevant staff and volunteers must have a satisfactory criminal record check

Contacts �If you have concerns, or wish to report anything, you can call the LTA on: 020 8487 7000 (Monday to Friday 9 – 5) or email the safeguarding team safeguarding@lta. org. uk. �For anything urgent call the police. �To contact me for help or advice �marian@vinalls. co. uk 07712 216831

Resources �All the information and resources need to achieve the standards is on www. LTA. org. uk/Safeguarding �What’s the Score toolkit provides detailed guidance and advice on a range of topics �Detailed guidance on running events and competitions is coming!

Pre-Annual LTA Registration �The LTA Registration process is changing. From November 2018 clubs will be required to have a named and trained Welfare Officer. �Welfare Officers must have an up to date DBS and be appropriately trained if the club is to fulfil the requirements of registration. �Clubs will also be visited and audited by the LTA from November onwards! �One county was audited as a pilot and 71% of clubs had no welfare officer who had appropriate training and current DBS! (35/50 clubs stated they had a welfare officer)

Courses to book quickly! �Safeguarding Workshop – Tues Feb 20 th Exeter 6 pm to 9 pm �Time to Listen – Taunton and Pickeridge Golf Club – Wednesday March 14 th 6 pm to 9 pm �This course will support you as a Welfare Officer but you must have done a face to face LTA safeguarding course in the last 3 years �Both bookable on LTA website

Coach Accreditation �Safeguarding and coaching are very strongly linked. �Coaches must not be Welfare Officers �The importance of being LTA Accredited or LTA Accredited+ �Being LTA qualified is not an Accreditation. �LTA Accredited (and +) must undertake regular Safeguarding and Child Protection training and maintain their DBS to retain their Accreditation �Again in the same county mentioned previously, an audit showed 50% of coaches were found to be not LTA accredited �Have you checked your coaches recently? Is that clear on your website?

When it comes to safeguarding … The ball is in your court!