Safeguarding and Protecting Children
Lancashire Sport Partnership takes the welfare of children and young people very seriously, which is why we've set up these pages on our website dedicated to their protection.
Lancashire Sport Partnership promote the safety and welfare of children and young people engaged in sporting activities locally. We aim to contribute to safeguarding children and young people by:
- Meeting the requirements of the Standards for Safeguarding and Protecting Children in Sport (CPSU 2002)
- Implementing and demonstrating best safeguarding practice when staff, volunteers or others are providing services, activities and programmes for children and young people
- Formulation of a Safeguarding Children in Sport group to work with partners to establish, consistent safeguarding standards for sports activities
- Requiring those individuals or organisations that are funded or commissioned to provide any services for children and young people to effectively address safeguarding requirements
- Maximising its influence to promote safeguarding practice and principles within its wider partnership roles and relationships
To minimise the possibility of abuse to those people at risk in sporting environments, Lancashire Sport is committed to working in partnership with all agencies to ensure that information and training opportunities are available for coaches, staff and volunteers to guide them in best practice when working with all children, young people and vulnerable adults.
For information and Guidance on Safeguarding and Protecting Children in Sport Please Click here to download the Lancashire Safeguarding E-Toolkit.