Dumfries and Galloway Council Leisure & Sport Section has produced Child Protection procedures that include a commitment
to child protection training for all leisure and sport staff.
These procedures link in to the wider council procedures, and provide detailed information relating to the day-to-day situations
in which staff operate. The Leisure & Sport Section is also represented within the local authority child protection committee
and child protection training sub-group.
The procedures include types of abuse, recruitment, dealing with allegations, and good practice guidelines.
As part of this commitment to protect children, all staff within the Leisure & Sport Section who may come into contact
with children are required to attend a locally delivered Sports Coach UK (SCUK) 'Good Practice and Child Protection' workshop,
funded by the Council. Staff must also familiarise themselves with the child protection procedures that are distributed as
part of the induction process.
The Leisure & Sport Section also offers the SCUK workshop to sports clubs and community groups. The department has
secured internal funding to offer a number of these courses free of charge.
Dumfries and Galloway Council signed up to the 2006 Accord in April 2007.
For more information, contact
Lee Seton
Active Schools Manager
Tel 01387 260000 (ex. 63274) or 01387 245918
