Putting a child protection policy and procedures in place at your club will help to protect your junior members whilst also protecting your volunteers. All procedures should be specific to the particular circumstances of your sport and your club. Many Governing Bodies have their own guidelines on Child Protection for clubs and where these exist they should be followed. 

We recommend that you contact your National Governing Body as a first step to determine what arrangements they have already made.  Where there is not a policy that you can adopt from your NGB, there are a number of other ways to help you in developing your own.  A template Child Protection Policy is available and will provide guidance for developing a child protection and can be adapted for your club to use.