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Safeguarding Children
Let's make football safe, not sorry.
FA Guidelines
Safeguarding Children is everyone's responsibility and having welfare
officers in all clubs and leagues with youth teams is crucial to The
FA’s simple three part approach to safeguarding. This includes:
• Getting the right people involved - seeking references and CRC checks.
• Creating a safe environment - codes of conduct, education and best
practice.
• Promoting clear systems - to deal with any concerns - policy and
procedures.
All Clubs
with youth sections and youth leagues are required by The FA to have an
appointed Club or Youth League Welfare Officer. The Club or Youth League
Welfare Officer is in place to improve practices at the Club and be the
first point of contact for any concerns relating to children or
vulnerable adults.
It is a mandatory regulation that anyone 16 years plus that is working
with children and vulnerable adults in football, whether paid or
voluntary, on a regular basis must undertake an FA Criminal Record Check
(formally CRB).
Failure to comply can lead to a suspension from all youth football and
football activity for non-compliance.
Download the
FA Safeguarding Guide - 1.9Mb (PDF)
ASJFC Commitment
We at ASJFC want to assure people that we fully support the FA Safeguarding guidelines above. As such we adopt the following commitment:-
- ASJFC Youth Management Committee confirm that our FA records accurately reflect our team officials (coaches, managers, welfare officers and first aiders) working with Children and Young People
- We commit to ensuring that all our team officials working with youth teams have an in-date accepted FA CRC
- We commit to ensuring that all youth teams have at least one FA qualified coach with in-date FA Safeguarding and Emergency First Aid certificates and an in-date accepted CRC
- We commit to ensuring that all our team officials and committee members complete the FA's Safeguarding training
Download the ASJFC safeguarding policy and procedure - 428kb (PDF)
ASJFC Anti-bullying
In addition to the safguarding welfare responsibilities above, ASJFC is committed to providing a safe, friendly and caring environment. This includes anti-bullying and we support the FA and Anti-bullying Alliance policies.
Download the FA Anti-bullying Policy - 1.7Mb (PDF)