Dear Club,
As your League’s Safeguarding Officer, I would really appreciate you circulating the attached message and link to all your club safeguarding officers with a request to circulate it to parents, players and coaches.
England leaders explain 4 steps to safeguarding in new film

https://thefa.sharefile.com/d-sf9b8ae03a0541469
As part of The FA’s role in aiming to do everything it can to support a safe and enjoyable framework for football, a new film has been made outlining the four key steps to safeguarding.

Read more at http://fulltime-league.thefa.com/DisplayNews.do?divisionseason=974756974&league=7044722#RiYWgpy4FScq4D8D.99

The film, featuring Wayne Rooney, Steph Houghton, Jack Rutter and Nathaniel Chalobah, explains how both parents and children can raise concerns they have about adults working in football and centred around how the 8,500 safeguarding officers working across England football take the following four steps:

1. Checked – to ensure adults are suitable to work with youngsters
2. Trained – from coaches to referees, all are given suitable safeguarding training
3. Hear – concerns from both children and adults will be listened to
4. Report – the importance of raising concerns about a child’s welfare

Following these simple but crucial steps means that there is a framework in place
to ensure that, if standards ever fall short with poor practice or unacceptable behaviour, they can be addressed.

Anyone who has a concern about the welfare of a child or the behavior of an adult towards a child or young person under 18 years of age in football, is required to refer it to The FA Safeguarding team. The team is staffed by professionals who are experienced in dealing with these concerns.

Referring a concern can be done via your club, league or County FA – all will have a designated safeguarding officer (DSO). Alternatively, you can email us directly via safeguarding@thefa.com.
If you are concerned that someone may be behaving inappropriately or seeking to groom a child in an online environment, then please use the CEOP reporting button that will take you directly to the team at the National Crime Agency, as well as informing your County FA or The FA via safeguarding@thefa.com

Many thanks for your cooperation,
Best regards
Andrew Hailwood | National Leagues Services Manager
The FA Group
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, HA9 0WS
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