More pages have been added to the Child Protection site of the BAB website, and hopefully more will be release within January. Also the new Child Protection Policy has been upload to everyone should have a quick look to see whats different.

 

I have started to add new information to the Child Protection Area, So please start looking to see if there is anything intresting for you.

 

The Child Protection Officer is hoping to add more info over the next few weeks.

 

A few comments on the issues you have raised in your posting:

 

1. Just being a club leader does not mean you should automatically be CRB checked. Certain criteria have to be met in order for a check to be done -- and the person undertaking the check must be in a suitable role. As you are intending to teach children then this should not be a problem. But if you were not intending to teach children and had no other reason to be checked then it would not be appropriate for your group to require a check (indeed it may not even be lawful - but don't quote me on that!). There have been instances in the BAB where an organisaton has wanted to check every instructor 'just in case' - and that is definitely NOT compliant with the guidelines and would most definitely be open to challenge.

 

2. The current cost of a CRB check done through the BAB is £12.50 (for volunteers). The actual check itself is free - but our umbrella organisation makes this £12.50 charge. The BAB does not  add anything extra (though individual Assns or Clubs might).

 

I appreciate that you may not want to divulge details in this open forum -- but if you do want to dicuss further then please email me direct : sueward@tiscali.co.uk.

 

All best

 

Sue

 

 

 

 

 

It's probably more cost effective for the BAB if I respond - and Barbara just monitors the accuracy of my replies.

 

But of course I will let her know about your post -- and perhaps she may be able to post a quick update on what's happening re the 'big picture' with BAB Safeguarding.

 

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Take care - and if we don't speak before have a happy and peaceful festive season.

 

all best

 

Sue

 

 

 

Great Answer as usual, But it would be nice to see the ISO also making some comments here, just to know she does read this?

 

More recently all Heads of Assn were invited to meet with the BAB Executive, representatives from the Child Protection in Sport Unit and our insurers to discuss how safeguarding should/must be implemented to ensure we remain compliant with legislation and insurance. I know you might say that these are 'political or other' people-- but with safeguarding we have to ensure that we take guidance from those who set, maintain and monitor safeguarding standards. There's no point in BAB members getting together and 'deciding' what we want if it is not acceptable to our insurers (and that probably also means it is not acceptable to the Child Protection in Sport Unit either). 

 

As you know, the BAB is in many ways a 'club of clubs' - with each Assn remaining more or less autonomous. So for this reason the BAB Exec has to rely on nomiated people to represent each Assn's views. So the CPO would normally represent the views of the CWOs and instructors etc. I guess any other method just makes things too cumbersome. Under the present set up I guess the way to ensure your views are heard is to use the system of representation (which would usually be via the CPO or BAB Rep).

 

Finally, the BAB's ISO is aware of these forum pages and I am sure she will be taking all the posts into account when she prepares our new policy documents. So in the absence of a formal. face to face, discussion meeting - maybe post some specific thoughts on this forum? That we we also save on time and travel costs too!

 

All best

 

Sue Ward