Safe Sport / Safeguarding
Safeguarding
Scottish Hockey has a legal obligation of safeguarding. Learn what constitutes a safeguarding concern and how to manage or report this.
Concerns PVG Scheme Safeguarding
What is safeguarding?
Safeguarding refers to the actions an organisation takes to protect children and vulnerable adults from harm, abuse, and neglect, while promoting their welfare.
Scottish Hockey is fully committed to safeguarding the wellbeing and protection of all children and young people in its care. It recognises the responsibility to promote wellbeing and safe practice and to protect children from harm, abuse and exploitation. Everyone within Scottish Hockey will be made aware of the policies and procedures in place to protect children and young people in our care and to promote their wellbeing.
Concerns may arise when:
- A child or young person makes a direct disclosure
- Someone may observe bad practise, neglect, or abuse
- There may be concerns about a child’s behaviour, appearance, or relationships
- A third party (sometimes another young person) may disclose information about another child
- An adult discloses abuse that happened during their childhood
- There may be concerns about a volunteer whithin your club
In an emergency
In an emergency, or if you are concerned about the immediate safety of a child or young person, a concern should be reported to the police (999) (if it is a criminal matter) and to any member of staff who is trusted by the person raising the concern.
Reporting a safeguarding concern
Anyone can raise a concern about a player, coach, or volunteer of the Scottish Hockey community. The recommended way to raise a concern is by completing the raising a concern form.
Contact us
If you have a query or a concern and are not sure what to do, or unsure if it constitutes as safeguarding, please contact the Scottish Hockey Safe Sport team.
Safe Sport
Phone
+44 (0)7561 853471