Child Protection Statement

We, the Club, believe that Good Prac­tice at Dun­bar Ama­teur Swim­ming Club is as follows;

  1. The Wel­fare of chil­dren is everyone’s respon­si­bil­ity, par­tic­u­larly when it comes to pro­tect­ing chil­dren from abuse.  Every­one in swim­ming can help.  Chil­dren and young peo­ple have a lot to gain from swim­ming.  Their nat­ural sense of fun and spon­tane­ity can blos­som in pos­i­tive sport­ing envi­ron­ments.  Swim­ming pro­vides an excel­lent oppor­tu­nity for chil­dren to learn new skills, become more con­fi­dent and max­imise their unique poten­tial.  The Club will place the needs of the child first and win­ning and com­pe­ti­tion second.
  2. The Under­ly­ing prin­ci­ples with respect to Child Pro­tec­tion are that:
    • The Child’s wel­fare is the first consideration.
    • All chil­dren, regard­less of age, any dis­abil­ity they have, gen­der, racial ori­gin, reli­gious belief and sex­ual iden­tity have a right to be pro­tected from abuse.
    • Chil­dren and young must be treated with integrity and respect.
    • Chil­dren and young peo­ples pro­grammes and com­pe­ti­tions will be rel­e­vant to their ages and stages of development.
  3. We are com­mit­ted to fol­low­ing the cur­rent Scot­tish Swim­ming Child Pro­tec­tion Guidelines.
  4. The Club:
    • Aims to cre­ate an enjoy­able envi­ron­ment, where young peo­ple have the right to be safe, secure and free from threat.
    • Acknowl­edges that young peo­ple have the right to be treated with respect and for their con­cerns to be lis­tened to and acted upon.
    • Will aim to ensure that junior mem­bers have spe­cific pro­grammes des­ig­nated for them, with ade­quate supervision.
    • Is com­mit­ted to ensur­ing that all helpers, what­ever their role, com­plete a Club Reg­is­tra­tion Form, sign a Code of Con­duct and com­plete a Self Dec­la­ra­tion Form in rela­tion to Child Protection.
    • Pro­vides clear, com­pre­hen­sive, eas­ily under­stood pro­ce­dures for deal­ing with;
      • Alle­ga­tions of abuse.
      • Requests for help and sup­port on a con­fi­den­tial basis.
    • Is com­mit­ted to an equi­table recruit­ment selec­tion pol­icy for coaches.
    • Will always empha­sise fair play.