Child Protection and Wellbeing
The club has 2 CPO officers:
Marjorie Phillips: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Angela Taylor: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The role of the club CPO:
- Ensure all persons working with children & young people at the Club are fully aware of what is required of them within the protocols of the Policy / Code of Good Practice
- Conduct the administrative work associated with processing information on new volunteers/staff
- Liaise closely with Club volunteers/staff, ensuring that agreed procedures for the prevention of risk are followed
- Counsel/advice the Club on matters of policy relating to Child Protection
- Advise/circulate details of opportunities for volunteers/staff to undertake training
- Act as the contact person on matters relating to Child Protection at the Club
All helpers in a Childcare role are required to complete a disclosure application at an Enhanced level. It seems administratively burdensome but it is essential that we follow best practice.
The quickest way to organise a disclosure check is to contact Marjorie or Angela & arrange to meet up. Original copies of identification document must be seen by the CPO when processing disclosure forms
Disclosure Scotland requires 3 forms of Id to be seen. Forms of Id to be seen by CPO:
- Birth certificate (1 of the best forms of Id but not essential)
- Proof of address (at least 1 of the following list)
- Bank statement
- Utility bill
- Credit card/store card
- Financial statement
- Pension or benefits book
- Visa
- Work permit
- Driving licence
- SQA Education letter
- Correspondence from statutory bodies (benefits agency, government departments)
- Photo Id (at least 1 of the following list)
- Passport
- Driving Licence
- Work Photo Id Card
- University Id Card
- Young Scot Card
Notes: If you use your driving licence for Proof of Address, it cannot be used again as Photo Id & vice versa. Questions on the form which you may be unprepared for: NI Number, Electricity Supplier Number, Previous Disclosure Number, Passport Number, Driving Licence Number.
Scottish Swimming Wellbeing & Protection Policies
Further details of Scottish Swimming's Wellbeing and protection policies for children and young people can be found here.
