In addition to our own Safeguarding Policy, North Stafford Hockey Club have formally adopted the following England Hockey Safeguarding Policies. Please find attached documentation, demonstrating this. The club is fully committed to ensuring robust and effective Safeguarding processes are in place for all members.

• England Hockey Safeguarding Young People Policy - SafeD
• England Hockey Safeguarding Adults in Hockey Policy
• England Hockey Recognising Poor Practice & Abuse Policy

For further information regarding Safeguarding, please visit the Ann Craft Trust: https://www.anncrafttrust.org/

In addition, the club seeks to consistently adhere to the following England Hockey guidance policies (all of which can be found in the Documents section of the website, within the Safeguarding sub-section).

• England Hockey Anti Bullying Guidance
• England Hockey Good Practice on Safe Recruitment
• England Hockey Good Practice Working with Young People
• England Hockey Photography Guidance
• England Hockey Social Media Guidance
• England Hockey Video Conferencing & Livestreaming Guidance
• England Hockey Whatsapp Guidance
• England Hockey Young People Playing in Senior Teams Guidance

Finally, in the documents section you will also find an Incident Report Form and Safeguarding Referral Form.