Child Protection
Stockton Hockey Club is an affiliate of England Hockey, and as such adopts England Hockey’s Safeguarding and Protecting Young People in Hockey Policy.
England Hockey is committed to creating and maintaining a safe and positive environment for all young people involved in hockey. It accepts a responsibility to help safeguard the welfare of young people and protect them from harm.
Every individual and organisation within the Hockey Family has a role and responsibility to help ensure the safety and welfare of young people. The Hockey Family is defined below.
In particular, all clubs and others providing opportunities for young people in hockey must accept that they are required to fulfil their duty of care, which means that they must do everything that can be reasonably expected of them to help safeguard and protect young people from any reasonably foreseeable harm.
Definitions
Hockey Family
All individuals, clubs, associations, and other organisations involved in any capacity in the game of hockey, whether or not they are members of England Hockey. For the avoidance of doubt, this includes all players and anyone working within hockey (in a paid or voluntary capacity, and whether as an employee or on a self-employed or other work basis) including all coaches, umpires, referees and other officials.
Young people
Any people under the age of 18.
England Hockey is committed to creating and maintaining a safe and positive environment for all young people involved in hockey. It accepts a responsibility to help safeguard the welfare of young people and protect them from harm.
Every individual and organisation within the Hockey Family has a role and responsibility to help ensure the safety and welfare of young people. The Hockey Family is defined below.
In particular, all clubs and others providing opportunities for young people in hockey must accept that they are required to fulfil their duty of care, which means that they must do everything that can be reasonably expected of them to help safeguard and protect young people from any reasonably foreseeable harm.
Definitions
Hockey Family
All individuals, clubs, associations, and other organisations involved in any capacity in the game of hockey, whether or not they are members of England Hockey. For the avoidance of doubt, this includes all players and anyone working within hockey (in a paid or voluntary capacity, and whether as an employee or on a self-employed or other work basis) including all coaches, umpires, referees and other officials.
Young people
Any people under the age of 18.
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