2. Proud to Protect

Shefford & Sandy Hockey club abides by England Hockey's Proud To Protect Safeguarding and Protecting young people in Hockey policies.

PROUD TO PROTECT

The England Hockey Board (EHB) is the national governing body for the sport of hockey in England, with over 950 affiliated clubs. As part of its commitment to ensuring that young people are able to enjoy the sport of hockey, EHB has developed a Policy and guidance on Safeguarding and Protecting Young People in Hockey.
EHB believes that all young people involved in hockey have a fundamental right to be protected so that they can enjoy the sport free from all forms of abuse and exploitation. It therefore seeks to help protect and promote the welfare of all young people in hockey by having in place clear policies and guidance for its affiliated clubs and associations and all others involved in the sport.

EHB views all those within hockey as part of the Hockey Family. This includes all clubs, associations, other organisations and individuals with any involvement at any level. The EHB believes that all members of the Hockey Family have responsibilities to help protect young people and the EHB has developed this Safeguarding and Protecting Young People policy to help ensure that this happens.

Safeguarding means promoting the safety and welfare of young people. Safeguarding is a term used to incorporate good practice and is wider than “Child Protection”. Child protection is still an essential element of this policy and is about acting on concerns about a young person or individual.

This policy has been formulated in accordance with guidance from the NSPCC Child Protection in Sport Unit (CPSU) and in line with Government guidance.

The guidance is set out in four sections to make it as user friendly as possible.

The four sections are below and all related documents are attached.
Section One: Policies
Section Two: Recognising and Responding to Concerns and Reporting Procedures
Section Three: Good Practice
Section Four: Appendices and Templates

The EHB Safeguarding Young People policy will be updated every three years or more frequently as required and in line with changes to legislation, government guidance and industry standard practice.

Additional guidance will be produced and added to this website as and when there is a need to provide specific guidance prior to the publication of the next full policy document. Please see the document relating to social networking, which has been produced since the last policy was issued.

We hope that the policy will assist your club/association as we all work towards a safer environment for the future of our sport.