Safeguarding Policy Statement
Limitless at Cyclopark
This Club is an Affiliated Member of British Cycling and as such adopts the following Club Safeguarding Policy Statement which is supported by and complements all British Cycling Safeguarding Policies – these policies are mandatory and acceptance of them is a non-negotiable requirement when becoming a member of this club.
https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/zuvvi/media/pdfs/2024/Safeguarding_Strategy_2024.pdf
Our statement
- This club has a duty of care to all its members and the safety and welfare of them is paramount.
- This club is committed to ensuring that members – regardless of age, ability, racial origin, religious belief, sexual orientation or gender (including gender reassignment) – have a right to learn, participate in and enjoy cycling, free of the fear of and safe from abuse of any type.
What we as a club will do.
- Follow the principles and procedures laid down in British Cycling’s Child and Adult Safeguarding Policies and Regulations
- Continually review this policy statement in the light of identified ‘best practice’.
- Acknowledge that every member including Committee, Coach, Official, and Volunteer has a moral & legal responsibility to safeguard and promote every member’s welfare.
- Ensure that required Coaches, Officials and Volunteers shall at all times possess a current British Cycling Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) certificate. Non-compliance with this provision will automatically exclude such persons, and possibly the club, from roles requiring DBS certificates as required in the British Cycling Safeguarding Policy.
- Appoint a Club Welfare Officer (‘CWO’) whose name appears below, who is responsible for:
- administering a Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy.
- ensuring that confidential, detailed and accurate records of all safeguarding concerns are maintained and securely stored
- Provide a member induction, which includes awareness of the British Cycling Child and Adult Safeguarding Policies.
- Share information about safeguarding and good practice with members and volunteers.
- Ensure appropriate action is taken in the event of all incidents or concerns, from low level concerns and poor practice to more serious abuse.
- Challenge any abuse or inappropriate behaviour regarding members.
- Recognise that abuse comes in many forms, which includes:
- emotional, physical and sexual;
- neglect;
- foul language, bullying and requiring an athlete to train at an inappropriate level; and
- abuse of a position of trust, such as exists between a coach and a child or young person or adult at risk.
- Acknowledge that it is the responsibility of experts to determine whether abuse is taking/has taken place, but it is everyone’s responsibility to report ANY concerns.
DOING NOTHING IS NOT AN OPTION!!!
Monitoring
The policy statement will be reviewed a year after implementation and then every three years, or in the following circumstances:
- changes in legislation and/or government guidance
- as required by the Local Safeguarding Children Board, UK Sport and British Cycling’s Safeguarding Manager
- as a result of any other significant change or event, including changes to British Cycling’s Child and Adult Safeguarding Policies.
Contact Details
| Name: | Contact Number: | |
| Club Welfare Officer | Jimmy McCormack Sam Hurley Club welfare e-mail | 07729113424 welfare@limitlessatcyclopark.org |
| British Cycling | Rob Bishop | 0161 2742000 compliance@britishcycling.org.uk |
In case of EMERGENCY, the telephone number of the Children’s Social Care Services is:
Kent Central Duty Team: 0300 41 11 11
Medway Customer First: 01634 224466
Kent Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO): 0300 41 08 88
Medway Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO): 01634 331065
Police, Ambulance and Fire Service Emergency Telephone Number: 999
The nearest Accident and Emergency Department is located at: Darenth Valley
Telephone number:
The nearest Automated External Defibrillator (AED) device is located at: Cyclopark Reception
Helplines
http://www.nspcc.org.uk/
Worried about a child? Advice and support whenever you need it.
Tel: 0808 800 5000 | Email: help@nspcc.org.uk
http://www.childline.org.uk/
A free and confidential helpline for children who have concerns.
Tel: 0800 1111
A message for EVERYONE within this club
If you are, or believe you are being abused in any way, and this includes harassment or bullying, you should speak to your coach, welfare officer or any person you feel comfortable speaking to.
If you feel you cannot speak to anyone within this club regarding this matter, you should contact the Safeguarding Officer at British Cycling, whose contact details are shown above and you will not be criticised for doing so.
Do not allow any type of abuse to go unreported or to continue against you.
‘Speak up’ – you will be supported’.
| In a safeguarding emergency, where a person is at immediate risk of harm, call 999 |
British Cycling Safeguarding Pages:
www.britishcycling.org.uk/safeguarding
| Version: 2.0 | Date: February 2025 |