Safeguarding Policy

The safety of children and adults at risk is of paramount importance to Hull City Tigers and Tigers Sport and Education Trust, and we shall continue to do our utmost to help safeguard children, young people and adults at risk in our care.

We believe that football should be an enjoyable activity for everyone whether as a participant or spectator, child or adult. We continue to do all we can to encourage the participation of all sectors of the community and to make the involvement in football a healthy, life-enhancing, and safe experience.

As a Club and as a Trust, we are fully committed to safeguarding and providing a safe environment for children, young people and adults at risk and will always take appropriate action to ensure children, young people and adults at risk are safe. We fundamentally believe that safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is everyone’s responsibility

SAFEGUARDING POLICY

USER FRIENDLY SAFEGUARDING POLICY

What we ask staff and volunteers to do:

Things we ask staff to remember when dealing with children, young people or vulnerable adults:

Create a positive environment that promotes football as a healthy, enjoyable and life-enhancing experience

Treat everyone with respect, setting a positive example for others

Respect personal space and privacy

Ensure another adult is present or within sight or hearing of an activity or interaction with a child/young person or vulnerable adult

Make sure that your actions cannot be misinterpreted by someone else

Challenge unacceptable behaviour

Never put a child, young person, vulnerable adult or yourself in a vulnerable or compromising situation

Do not have inappropriate physical, verbal or social media contact with others.

Do not keep allegations or suspected abuse to yourself

What staff / volunteers should do if a child or young person wishes to tell them they have been abused by someone, including any allegation made by them against an Adult who works with children:

Stay calm and do not appear to be shocked

Listen carefully and try to remember as much details as you can

Offer reassurance that they have done the right thing by telling you

Preserve any evidence where possible

Be aware that in certain circumstances medical evidence may be needed

Inform the Trust Safeguarding Officer or (with their permission) Head of Safeguarding at the Club in the first instance

Write down as much information as you can as soon as is reasonably possible

If the person is injured or in danger take immediate action e.g. dial 999 for the police or ambulance

Only involve those who need to know

Complete an Incident Report Form

Flow chart for referring concerns:

1. Safeguarding concern arises in concern of child/vulnerable adult

2. Refer concern to Trust Safeguarding Officer (DSO) or CEO

3. Trust Safeguarding Officer discusses with Head of Safeguarding who makes and initial assessment.

Advice and guidance can be sought from:

Tigers Trust and Arena Safeguarding Officer: Kayleigh Jackson: 01482 358371 / 07946368998

Head of Safeguarding: Caroline Adamson: 01482 358359 / 07525873309

Hull Children’s Social Care

Emergency Duty Team: 01482 300304

Emergency Duty Team: 01377 241273

East Riding Children’s Social Care

Early Help & Safeguarding Hub: 01482 448879

Early Help & Safeguarding Hub: 01482 395500

Police: Call 101 or 999 in an emergency.

Report an incident. If you would like to report an incident, please complete the form below. This form will be directed to our Safeguarding Officer, Kayleigh Jackson.

Name of individual(s) involved in concern:

Date of birth of individual(s) (where applicable):

Address:

Concern Summary (Describe the type of concern/incident followed by a brief summary with a max. 250 characters):

Concern date/time:

Details of concern (If required, you can add more detail about the concern/incident, giving times, dates, locations, who was present and a person’s actual words if relevant):

Action taken (Please describe any action(s) you have taken, or plan to take, in relation to this concern):

Other relevant attachments/documents (highlight whether there are any other pieces of evidence in relation to the concern/incident):

Your name:

Your email and contact number: