If you need to speak to someone about any welfare issues then email or call one of our Welfare Officers
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Wavepower 2020-23: Child Safeguarding Policy and Procedures
To help all aquatic settings with child welfare Swim England produce their Wavepower publication. This is their child safeguarding policies and procedures publication.
The aim of Wavepower is to safeguard all children in line with current legislation, regulations and guidance and is for use within any Swim England affiliated organisation where children are present.
Wavepower consistently emphasises that the responsibility for child safeguarding in our sport belongs with all those involved in our sports and is not the sole responsibility of any one person at local, county or national level.
Their document will be updated in 2023, but when updates or changes take place either in Swim England or through statute or governmental guidance these will be published first by Swim England and then on our website.
You can download the fully interactive Wavepower. It is in PDF format.
How can you raise a Safeguarding Concern
If you have a concern that a child or adult may be at risk of harm, or being harmed, you should, without delay, contact:
- your organisation or club welfare officer (details are above)
- your county or regional welfare officer (Joanne Stalley - [email protected])
- Swim England National Safeguarding Team:
Kevin Suckling, Head of Safeguarding and Welfare
James Diamond, National Safeguarding Manager
Charlotte Colson-Hammond, National Safeguarding Case Manager
Lisa Buxton, Safeguarding Case Officer
Vacant, National Safeguarding Officer
Tansy Nottage, National Safeguarding Administrator
Lucy Doyle, National Welfare Officer
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 01509 640 700 (Option 1 for Swim England and then Option 3 for Safeguarding)
Contact Numbers
NSPCC Child Protection : 0808 800 5000 Textphone : 0800 056 0566
