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Welfare & Safeguarding
Trafford Athletics Club is committed to the welfare and safety of all its members. The Club has a responsibility to protect children,
young people and vulnerable adults participating in athletics from harm, abuse and exploitation and to safeguard their wellbeing.
The club has 2 welfare officers - Sue Exon (Lead Welfare Officer) and Chris Morrison. Both our welfare officers have attended UKA
Safeguarding Training and have current enhanced DBS certificates. If you have any concerns at any time about welfare or a safeguarding concern.
They can be contacted via:-
Sue Exon - sue.exon@trafordac.co.uk
Chris Morrison - chris.morrison@traffordac.co.uk
The club formally adopts the current UKA policies, procedures and regulations. These set out national standards for everyone involved in the sport
and can be found below:-
POLICIES
UKAChildSafeguardingPolicy
UKAAdultSafeguardingPolicy
PROCEDURES
UKAChildSafeguardingProcedures
UKAAdultSafeguardingProcedures
UKAChildSafeguardingProcessMap
REGULATIONS
UKA-Safeguarding-Regulations
These policies, procedures and regulations will be reviewed regularly by UKA and England Athletics.
USEFUL CONTACT NUMBERS
The following are also useful contact numbers if there is a concern in relation to the welfare of a child:
- Emergency Social Services (Out of Office Hours) – 0161 253 6606
- Police if a child is in immediate danger – 999
- Police (Public Protection Unit) – 0161 856 8063 or Out of Office Hours – 101
- NSPCC Helpline – 0808 800 5000
Further information about Safeguarding can be found on the UKA website on the following link:-
https://www.uka.org.uk/governance/safeguarding_2021/