CCS Ladies Hockey Club

Safeguarding and Protecting Young People Statement

Cheltenham Civil Service Ladies Hockey Club (CCSLHC) is committed to creating and maintaining a safe and positive environment for all young people involved in hockey. It accepts its responsibility to help safeguard the welfare of all young people and protect them from poor practice, abuse and bullying.

Every individual and organisation within the Hockey Family has a role and responsibility to help ensure the safety and welfare of young people.

CCSLHC as a provider of opportunities for young people in hockey accepts that we are required to fulfil our duty of care, which means that we must do everything that can be reasonably expected of us to help safeguard and protect young people from any reasonably foreseeable harm.

A "young person" is defined as any person under the age of 18 years, and anyone over the age of 18 years who may be vulnerable by nature of impairment or disability.

CCSLHC will follow England Hockey's Reporting Procedures and will make all their members aware that they are subject to the above Regulations if there is a breach of the Policy.