Welfare and Safeguarding
Our club welfare officers
From the 2008-09 season it became mandatory for every youth football club affiliated to The FA to have appointed a fully qualified and Enhanced Disclosure checked Club Welfare Officer (CWO). Clubs which fail to do that will lose their FA affiliation.
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At Hampton Rangers our CWO is Hayleigh Cowell. She holds both the children and adults safeguarding qualification and safeguarding for committee members.
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You can contact the CWO: Hayleigh Cowell at - Secretary@hamptonrangers.co.uk
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As well as having Club Welfare Officers we ensure all our managers, coaches and volunteers hold a valid safeguarding certificate which is updated and renewed regularly
What does a Club/Child Welfare Officer (CWO) do?
al roles:
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Taking the lead in being informed and aware of the league or club’s responsibilities when running football activities for children and young people. This involves:
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Ensuring these responsibilities are well-understood by others
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Developing best-practice processes
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Helping league and club personnel understand what their ‘duty of care’ towards children and young people actually means and entails on a day-to-day basis. For example:
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Ensuring all relevant people complete The FA’s ‘Safeguarding Children’ training programme
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Assisting those with regular contact with children and young people to complete the FA Enhanced Disclosure paperwork
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Where you can go for advice if you have concerns about a child
There are a variety of organisations parents can contact if they have any concerns about a child including their own child You can find out more information about these charities by clicking on the links below.
Middlesex FA also have a dedicated webpage called kidzone which parents, carers and children may find useful.
If you have immediate concerns about a child or feel a child is in danger please call 999 and inform them you have a safeguarding concern
Our policies
Please see link below to our polices. Other policies are available upon request. Please contact secretary@hamptonrangers.co.uk putting the name of the policy you wish to see as the subject