What is Safeguarding?
Safeguarding is the preventative measures that Archery GB and affiliated clubs such as White Rose Archers take to keep children, young people and adults at risk safe. Archery clubs and organisations should be safe and welcoming places for all. We are committed to keeping everyone who engages with our sport safe from harm, and we proactively address this commitment with our policies, procedures and safe recruitment.
Role of the Club Welfare Officer
The role of Welfare Officers within White Rose Archers is to manage and report concerns about children and adults and to put into place procedures to safeguard children, young people and adults in their area of responsibility.
Safeguarding Policies
White Rose Archers have adopted all of the Safeguarding Policies and Procedures published by Archery GB. To read more see the links below to those policies/best practice documents or visit the AGB Safeguarding PAGE.
- The Safeguarding and Protecting Children and Young People Policy can be found HERE
- The Safeguarding and Protecting Children and Young People Reporting Procedures can be found HERE
- Good Practice Guidance can be found HERE
- The “What is Abuse” guide can be found HERE
- At White Rose Archers, its Welfare Officers are responsible for overseeing safeguarding – a description of their responsibilities can be found HERE
How to Report Safeguarding Concerns
If you are worried about a young person or adult at risk or receive information which you believe puts them at risk, it is vital you report your concerns. Doing nothing is not an option. If you think you, the child, or another adult is in immediate danger and needs urgent help, please call the police on 999. Otherwise use the following contact information.
Safeguarding Contact Numbers
White Rose Archers Welfare Officers:
| Local and National Safeguarding Contacts: | |||
| Children: | Calderdale Children’s Safeguarding Partnership Tel: 01422 393336 | ||
| Adults: | Gateway to Care Tel: 01422 393000 | ||
| Archery GB | Alex Owens – Welfare and Safeguarding Officer Karen Hodgkiss – Safeguarding and Governance Officer Tel: 01952 677888 Option 2 or email safeguarding@archerygb.org Or report anonymously online on the Archery GB website | ||
All emails/other forms of communication are strictly confidential.