WELFARE & SAFEGUARDING
Holland Sports Juniors Football Club is committed to its responsibilities to safeguarding the welfare of all children and young people involved in grassroots football.
Know your welfare officer
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At Holland Sports Juniors we take the welfare and safeguarding of all those involved at the club as a priority.
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We understand that we are required to be clear about the club's responsibilities when running activities for children and young people and to help club and league personnel understand what their ‘duty of care’ towards children and young people actually means on a daily basis.
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If you have questions feel free to email Mikey Dean, our clubs Welfare Officer... m-dean@hotmail.co.uk
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Report a concern
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Anyone who has a concern about the welfare of a child or the behaviour 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 the Holland Sports Juniors Welfare Officer, Mikey Dean (m-dean@hotmail.co.uk), league or County FA – all will have a designated safeguarding officer (DSO). Alternatively, you can email us directly via safeguarding@thefa.com.
If the matter is urgent and you cannot contact your club or County FA designated safeguarding officer, you can call The NSPCC 24-hour helpline on 0808 800 5000 – or if it is an emergency because a child or children are at immediate risk, then call the police or children’s social care in your area.​
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Tackling racism and discrimination
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We adhere to the following equality, inclusion and discrimination guidelines set out by Kick It Out. We are committed to ensuring a safe environment for all participants by applying equality, diversity and inclusion in our day to day operations.
You can report an incident of discrimination in football – whether it took place online or at a grassroots, non-league or professional game – by filling in the online reporting form on the kick it out website.
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