Child safeguarding policy

A collection of documents that constitute the FA safeguarding policies and procedures, including:

• Affiliated Football's Safeguarding Policy and Procedures
• Grassroots Safeguarding Children Policy and Procedures
• Template - Clun Safeguarding Children Policy Procedures
• The FA Anti-Bullying Policy for Cluns
• County Witnesses Guide to Personal Hearings
• Match Officials Guide to Personal Hearings
• Player and Club Guide to Personal Hearings

An expert group (XG) on Good Governance was set up in 2015 to produce recommendations on this key topic. The XG held its first meeting on 16 October 20214 and began its work on the protection of minors deliverable on 23 February 2016, followed by further discussions on 12 May and 14 July.

These Standards provide a framework for all those involved in sport to help them create a safe sporting environment for children and young people and protect them from harm.

The Standards for safeguarding and protecting children in sport (PDF) also seek to provide a benchmark to help those involved in sport make informed decisions, and to promote good practice and challenge poor practice.

Self-Assessment Tool of the NSPCC's Child Protection in Sport Unit, in order for organisations to analyse whether they are doing everything to keep children and young people safe in sport.