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

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.

UNICEF has published a step-by-step guidance for businesses on how to set up their onw, internal child safeguarding policies, in order to ensure the safety and rights of children that come into contact wiht the organisation or its products and services.