ROI Child Safeguarding Statement for Wexford Swimming Club

Our club provides opportunities for young people though involvement and participation in swimming and water polo at club level, under the under the guidance of the Swim Ireland Safeguarding Policy. Our club believes that the best interests of children and young people attending our sport are paramount and believe that all children in our sport environments have the right to be protected, treated with respect, listened to and to have their views taken into consideration in all decisions affecting them.

This Child Safeguarding Statement identifies the risks and how these are mitigated. The details here are based on the full risk assessment of harm undertaken on 23rd October2023. Swim Ireland policies are available on the Swim Ireland website and club website.

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The Child Safeguarding Statement (CSS) is developed in line with requirements under the Children First Act 2015. This CSS, together with our guiding principles are underpinned by Swim Ireland Safeguarding Policies, Children First: National Guidance for the Protection and Welfare of Children, Tusla’s Child Safeguarding: A Guide for Policy, Procedure and Practice, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and current legislation such as the Children First Act 2015, Child Care Act 1991, Protections for Persons Reporting Child Abuse Act 1998 and the National Vetting Bureau Act 2012.

Our guiding principles apply to all paid staff, volunteers, committee members and any other person appointed to work within our club, who must sign up to and abide by these guiding principles and our child safeguarding procedures.

We will review our guiding principles and child safeguarding procedures every two years or sooner if necessary due to organisational issues or changes in legislation or national policy.