King's Rugby - KCS Old Boys RFC

Everyone at the Club believes that taking part in our sport should be a positive and enjoyable part of the lives of all the children who participate as members of the Club’s Minis Section. We want to make sure that young players are protected and kept safe from physical, sexual and emotional harm while they are with the Club’s officials, coaches, volunteers and helpers.

In order to achieve this we act in accordance with the following guidelines:

1. We encourage all coaches and volunteers to attend approved RFU courses and to keep up to date with coaching issues. All volunteers are asked to operate within the guidelines laid down by the principal coach for the age group with whom they are involved.
2. All officers of the Club and all coaches, volunteers and helpers are given a copy of and are expected to adhere to the Club’s Code of Conduct. Parents and Guardians can obtain copies of this either from the Club’s Child Protection Officer or the Club’s web site.
3. The Club will promote “fair play” and will always play within the spirit of the laws of Rugby and the letter of the Continuum.
4. All coaches and volunteers are required to be familiar with child protection issues.
5. The Club will keep written records of attendance, any parental consents that may be required from time to time, and any accidents occurring on the Club’s premises of which the Club is notified.
6. The Club will ensure that it has appropriate procedures in place covering fire procedures, telephone access, first aid and emergencies.
7. The Club has established and will review from time to time a Code of Conduct for, inter alia, officials and coaches and a formal Complaints Procedure for dealing with allegations or suspicions of child abuse. Copies of the Complaints Procedure are available on request from the Club’s Child Protection Officer.
8. The Club will ensure that all personal information required to be held by the Club in respect of young players who are members of the Club’s Minis Section is made available only to Club officials, coaches, volunteers and helpers for the purpose of enabling the proper management of the Club and to any third party only for recognised Rugby purposes, such as registration with the Surrey RFU or tournament organisers. The Club requires that membership of the Club’s Minis Section constitutes acceptance by the young player’s parents or guardians of the Club’s right to use personal information for such purposes.
9. The Club maintains its own web site and will take all reasonable steps to ensure, in accordance with its Web Site Policy (a copy of which is provided herewith and which is deemed to be a part of this document), that no inappropriate material appears on the web site.
10. The Club will from time to time identify a person (the Child Protection Officer) whose role it shall be to keep under review the Club’s policies and procedures in relation to child protection issues and to take primary responsibility for dealing with any concerns about physical, sexual or emotional abuse of children within the Club.