This page provides information on safeguarding, wellbeing and DBS checks
If you have any questions or require information not found, please email cambsnetball@outlook.com
What is safeguarding?
Everyone has a part to play in ensuring that the young people and adults at risk in netball are safe and getting the most they can from their involvement in the sport.
Being involved in sport can bring many benefits including confidence, health and friendships, but we know that people may come to netball with pressures, abuse or trauma in their life. Wellbeing is also part of safeguarding.
We, as a county, need to ensure we offer a safe pathway for our players to seek help. Be trained to notice issues when perhaps the person can’t themselves. Everyone has a right to trusted support.
Club minimum requirements
ALL clubs require a Club Safeguarding Officer (CSO) or Welfare officer (see role description in the documents at the bottom of this page). Ideally this person should not be a club chair or a coach. This person should be assigned the role on ENgage. CSOs need a minimum Social/Supporting membership.
A club safeguarding policy (listed here: England Netball | Safeguarding Policies and Guidance)
L2 coaches, the club safeguarding officer and other people involved in regular contact with children or adults at risk should have the relevant training (more information here: England Netball | Training and Education.
Coaches and anyone having regular contact with children and adults at risk should have an up-to-date enhanced DBS check via England Netball (more information here: England Netball | DBS). We don’t accept DBS certificates via work or other volunteer roles
If your club has under 18 members the Club Safeguarding Officer must have a DBS check carried out via England Netball.
The Club Safeguarding Officer should ensure their details are publicly available and shared with players, parents, volunteers and coaches.
The Club Safeguarding Officer should keep an up-to-date record of the training and DBS checks mentioned above and ensure people renew these every 3 years
