Safeguarding Policy
Because children are the future of rugby football it is important that we help them understand rugby union’s values from an early age and set the highest standards as role models, while ensuring their safety and wellbeing.
We aim to help all players to achieve their full potential regardless of age, standard or ability, and by doing this we aim to promote and develop rugby football within the community and encourage maximum participation and enjoyment at all levels.
Norwich Rugby Football Club acknowledges its responsibility to safeguard the welfare of all children involved in Norwich Rugby Football Club from harm.
Norwich RFC confirms that it adheres to the Rugby Football Union’s Safeguarding Policy and the procedures, practices and guidelines and endorse and adopt the Policy Statement contained in that document and any successor policy.
Key Principles
- The welfare of the child is, and must always be, paramount to any other considerations.
- All participants regardless of age, gender, ability or disability, race, faith, culture, size, shape, language or sexual identity have the right to protection from abuse or harm.
- All allegations or suspicions of abuse, neglect, harm and poor practice will be taken seriously and responded to swiftly, fairly and appropriately.
- Working in partnership with organisations, statutory agencies, parents, carers, children and young people is essential for the welfare of children.
- Children have a right to expect support, and personal and social development delivered by an appropriately recruited, vetted and managed individual.
Safeguarding Officer
The Club Safeguarding Officer is Roy Stanley.
Contact: Roy Stanley
Phone: 07831 857829
Best Practice Guidance
The following are not acceptable and will be treated seriously by the club, CB or RFU:
- Working alone with a child
- Consuming alcohol whilst responsible for children
- Providing alcohol to children or allowing its supply
- Smoking in the presence of children
- Humiliating children
- Inappropriate or unnecessary physical contact with a child
- Participating in, or allowing, contact or physical games with children
- Having an intimate or sexual relationship with any child in a position of trust
- Making sexually explicit comments or sharing sexually explicit material
This policy was approved by the Management Committee of Norwich RFC July 2023.
