At Sleaford Maltsters Archery club, we are committed to safeguarding, ensuring everyone can enjoy archery activities in a safe, happy and welcoming environment.
Our policies provide guidance on how our club aim to protect children and young or vulnerable adults by:
- Prioritising the welfare of everyone that accesses our club
- Creating and maintaining the ‘safest possible’ environment for everyone
- Taking all reasonable steps to promote safe practices and protection from harm, abuse or exploitation
- Promoting a culture which embraces diversity and respects everyone’s rights
We all have a responsibility to act if we are in any way concerned for another’s well-being. This should be done even if an incident occurs outside of Sleaford Maltsters environment. More importantly, never dismiss what a child, young or vulnerable adult tells you as lies or exaggeration.
Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility.
Policies
Sleaford Maltsters Archery Club is affiliated to Archery GB. It is a requirement that we adopt the Archery GB Policy and Guidelines for Safeguarding Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults.
The Archery GB dedicated safeguarding web page is full of useful information for everyone involved in archery, there are a number of safeguarding policies and guides that you can view and download. We have also adapted policies to our own club. Links to specific documents are below:
Reporting a concern
For any concerns please contact Sleaford Maltsters Archery Club welfare officer at club nights, or email welfare@sleafordmaltsters.com. If you feel you cannot speak to the welfare officer, you can speak to another member of the Committee, or you can contact Archery GB direct, for more information visit their reporting a concern web page.
Useful Contacts
Always contact 999 in an emergency
County and National Archery contacts:
- Lincolnshire County Safeguarding Officer, Steven Eales, Email lcassecretary@outlook.com
- AGB National Lead Safeguarding Officer, Anne Rook, 01952 602792, anne.rook@archerygb.org
- AGB Safeguarding and Governance Officer, Karen Hodgkiss, 09152 677888, karen.hodgkiss@archerygb.org
Other useful contacts
- Lincolnshire Safeguarding Children Partnership, call 01522 782111 (Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm), or 01522 782333 (outside office hours), www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/safeguarding/report-concern
- Lincolnshire Safeguarding Adults Board, call 01522 782155 (Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm), or 01522 782333 (outside office hours), www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/safeguarding/report-concern
- Child Protection in Sport Unit, 0116 366 5580, www.thecpsu.org.uk/
- Childline, Help for children and young people, 0800 1111 (24 Hours), www.childline.org.uk
- Archery GB young people’s guide www.archerygb.org/about/safeguarding/young-peoples-guide
- NSPCC, Help for adults concerned about a child, 0808 800 5000, www.nspcc.org.uk
- Ann Craft Trust, Safeguarding Adults, 0115 951 5400, ann-craft-trust@nottingham.ac.uk