Sussex County Croquet Club
(Including the Croquet Academy)

Code of Good Practice – Safeguarding Children

June 2024

Our policy has been updated in compliance with the CqE policy. This is a brief summary and the full document is available to through a link to Croquet England on our website or by visiting Croquet England and searching for Welfare Policies.

Young people under 18 [whether members or not] attending the club must be accompanied by a parent/designated responsible adult, or by their own Group Leader in the case of groups.

Members should not put themselves in the position of being alone with a young person but should ensure that they are always in the open or within sight or hearing of other adults when interacting with young people.

Physical contact, "horseplay", taunting, suggestive comments or other potentially inappropriate behaviour should be avoided. If members observe this type of behaviour between members of a group of children it should be mentioned to the group leader.

Adults and children should always show respect to each other.

All members should make themselves familiar with the Safeguarding Policy and are reminded that if a child reports an incidence of abuse to a member, the member should ensure that the conversation is only continued in an area within sight of others and that he/she never gives a promise of secrecy.

Reporting Procedure

If any form of abuse is observed, suspected or reported to a member it must be acted upon. An incident report form should be filled in and the Club Safeguarding Officer informed at the earliest opportunity. The Officer will then report the incident to the Club Chairman and together they will decide on the appropriate course of action – which maybe to involve Police, Social Services or NSPCC.

Safeguarding Officer

Name: Liz Farrow
Tel. No: 01903 504850 or 07843 625247
Email: liz@sussexcountycroquetclub.org.uk

Links to relevant documentation

All relevant documents may be found on the Croquet England website by following this link:

Welfare policies, procedures, guidance and templates