Child Protection Public Statement
Scottish Orienteering, sees the future of its sport in the nurturing and development of today’s children - they will become the elite/club athletes and administrators of the future. It is important to restate periodically the position of SOA with regard to the welfare of children in our sport.
If you require further details please contact either the SOA President Donald Grassie or the SOA Child Protection Officer – Scott Fraser.
Our full policy statement can be downloaded here:
SOA is fully committed to safeguarding the welfare of all children in its care. It recognises the responsibility to promote safe practice and to protect children from harm, abuse and exploitation.
Staff and volunteers will work together to embrace difference and diversity and respect the rights of children and young people.
CHILD PROTECTION is an area that Scottish Orienteering takes extremely seriously and has signed the 2006 Accord for the Protection of Children in Scottish Sport.
(The “2006 Accord for the Protection of Children in Scottish Sport” was developed by the Child Protection in Sport Steering Group to ensure that all stakeholders in Scottish sport fulfil their responsibilities to protect children and young people from abuse, harm and exploitation in and through sport.)
SOA’s commitment to protecting children.
These guidelines are based on the following principles:
- The welfare of children is the primary concern.
- All children, whatever their age, culture, disability, gender, language, racial origin, socio-economic status, religious belief and/or sexual identity have the right to protection from all forms of harm and abuse.
- Child protection is everyone’s responsibility.
- Children have the right to express views on all matters which affect them, should they wish to do so.
- Organisations shall work in partnership together with children and parents to promote the welfare, health and development of children.
SOA will:
- Promote the health and welfare of children by providing opportunities for them to take part in orienteering safely.
- Respect and promote the rights, wishes and feelings of children.
- Promote and implement appropriate procedures to safeguard the well being of children and protect them from abuse.
- Recruit, train, support and supervise its staff, members and volunteers to adopt best practice to safeguard and protect children from abuse and to reduce risk to themselves.
- Require staff, members and volunteers to adopt and abide by the SOA Child Protection Policy and procedures.
- Respond to any allegations of misconduct or abuse of children in line with the Policy and procedures as well as implementing, where appropriate, the relevant disciplinary and appeals procedures.
- Observe guidelines issued by local Child Protection Committees for the protection of children.
- Regularly monitor and evaluate the implementation of the Policy and these procedures.
Posted on 01st Jun 09
by Donald Grassie - President
Filed under: Child Protection • News
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