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NSPCC SPORTS CHILD CALL TO ACTION
NSPCC calls for child protection in sport across England.
The NSPCC has just announced a call to action for sports organizations across England to sign up for a support a shared vision of child protection in sport by 2015.
The call marks a milestone for child protection in sport, building on the progress that has been made for the cause over the past decade. The plan has been developed in partnership by a number of organizations including Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS), Sport England, UK Sport, and the Youth Sport Trust.
The plan calls on organisations providing sport for children to adhere to key actions that include involving children in the process of making child protection plans and ensuring that appropriate checks are implement when recruiting staff and volunteers.
Anne Tiivas, NSPCC director of the Child Protection in Sport Unit, says the plan was introduced after only one in ten sport organisations completed police checks on employees and had no reporting system to handle abuse allegations in 2000.
But thanks to the safeguarding progress made over the past ten years, the picture today is very different, according to Tiivas.
“The NSPCC is calling on anyone providing sport for children to work closely with partners in the statutory, voluntary and private sectors to ensure children and young people can enjoy sport free from all forms of abuse and exploitation,” she said.
Approximately eight million children take part in sporting activities each year, and although the experience is safe and pleasant for most, some experience abuse at the hands of the employees or volunteers.
Mark Diaper, Sport England’s Director for Children and Young People, agrees that much progress has been made over the past decade but believes there is more to be done.
“We want sport to continue to lead the way over the next decade promoting the welfare of children and young people,” he said. “Sport has so much to offer young people, it’s vital that all sports organisations work together so that every child can participate in a fun and safe environment.”
The call to action is a commitment from various sporting organisations to ensure that all children involved in sport have a positive and safe experience with staff who are readily available to help.
By Taylor Turner
