Duty of Care and Safegaurding
The County adopts the core values and principles of England Netball Duty of Care and Transgender inclusive guidance Policy. Duty of care is actually an umbrella term which encompasses the following areas; Diversity, Inclusion, Physical well-being, mental health and safeguarding.
Codes of Conduct
Codes of conduct require the highest standards of conduct from everyone involved in Netball to ensure that their behaviour and actions meet the values and standards expected at all times.
Everyone should conduct themselves in an honest, fair, impartial and transparent manner.
Safeguarding
Club Safeguarding Officer (CSO)
All clubs should have a Safeguarding Officer listed in ENgage, to do this… Log into ENgage:
- Find your club
- Click on organisational profile – to find committee roles listed
- Click on any person in the list – a table list of roles will appear on screen
- Click on the circle in the left-hand margin next to the safeguarding officer – it will become highlighted with a black dot
- Click ‘Edit’ (top right of the screen)
- Search for the person you want to add in the search fields (you must put a surname),
- Click ‘Save’ (at the top)
If your club has Under 18’s players, then your CSO must also have an England Netball DBS check, it must be an England Netball one, no other one will suffice.
To apply for a DBS check, go to England Netball website.
Safeguarding Courses
All safeguarding courses and Time to Listen courses are available from UK Coaching, please check their website.
Safeguarding Contacts
If you need to report a safeguarding issue, please email:-
If you have any concerns and would like to discuss any safeguarding please contact East Essex Safeguarding Officer – Mandy Hales on 07884 496161 or email mandyhls@aol.com