FA Safeguarding in Football
Safeguarding at Forest Youth
Please watch the FA video as an introduction to safeguarding and the links below on our website that cover all the points raised:​
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The club recognises its responsibility to safeguard the welfare of all children, young people and vulnerable adults who are in membership of the club. The club will aim to provide good quality football in a safe environment by adopting the procedures and working practices of the Football Association Welfare Policy.
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See the following links for further details on our safeguarding procedures.
Child Welfare Officer
The current Child Welfare Officer is Joanne Walford. If you have any concerns please contact your age group manager first, or if not appropriate please contact Joanne directly.
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We also have a complaints procedure which must be followed before any further escalation to the County FA.
Points of Contact (outside the club):
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NSPCC - 0800 056 0566 - www.nspcc.org.uk
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The FA Safeguarding Children Enquiry Line - 0845 210 8080 - footballsafe@TheFA.com
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Child Line - 0800 1111 - www.childline.org.uk