Q&A with Safeguarding Sports Consultant Richard Smallbone
Richard Smallbone is a safeguarding professional with experience as a national DSL. Prior to this, he was DSL at the Rugby Football Union with a broad remit, covering 2,000 clubs, approximately 100,000 volunteers and around 500,000 child participants. We sat down to speak to Richard about challenges with safeguarding within the sports sector.
Question 1:
What safeguarding issues do you encounter in a sports organisation?
Question 2:
How are sporting organisations making safeguarding a priority?
Question 3:
How would an online safeguarding system support safeguarding practices?
Question 4:
How are sporting organisations using safer recruitment when employing staff and volunteers?
Question 5:
How do sporting organisations keep all staff and volunteers up to date with issues surrounding safeguarding?
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