Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults

Child protection Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults policies are currently under review and may be substantially altered in the near future to comply with forthcoming RFU Young Person Safeguarding changes. We will update this page accordingly with any new information as soon as it is available.

At Lewes RFC we believe that taking part in our sport should be a positive and enjoyable part of children’s lives. We want to make sure that children are protected and kept safe from physical, sexual and emotional harm while they are with the Club’s coaches, helpers and other volunteers.

To do this we have these aims :-

  1. All coaches will go on an appropriate Rugby Union course before they begin working with children.

  2. All coaches and other volunteers will have a job description and be Criminal Record Bureau checked.

  3. We actively encourage more women to become coaches.

  4. All coaches will be qualified to the appropriate level before they are allowed to be the lead coach of an age group.

  5. The Club will encourage and help coaches to stay up-to-date with rugby, coaching and child protection issues. Each lead coach should attend an NCF Coach Protection Workshop.

  6. All coaches will be given a copy of the Club’s Code of Conduct for Coaches and be expected to keep to it at all times.

  7. We will keep written records of attendance, parental consent and accidents.

  8. We will provide a written policy covering: Health and Safety procedures, First Aid, Parental and Player Codes of Conduct and Photography.

  9. We will provide coaches and parents with a written procedure for dealing with accusations or suspicions of child abuse.

  10. As a club, we will promote ‘fair play’ and always play within the spirit of the laws and the letter of the continuum.

  11. We will identify a person to be Safeguarding Officer, whose role it is to deal with any concerns about physical, sexual or emotional abuse within the Club.

Lewes RFC Safeguarding Officer: Bob Lockyer

If you have any complaint regarding the behaviour of any person concerned with the care/training , etc. of children in this Club please contact the Safeguarding Officer who will form a committee if required to look into the matter.