Safeguarding
Coventry City Football Club Limited (“the Club”) is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. The Club will endeavour to ensure the safety of all those who engage with and come into contact with the Club. The Club expects all staff, players, volunteers, participants, contractors, and guests to share this commitment and to support and develop a culture of safeguarding vigilance throughout the organisation.
The Club makes provisions for children and young people, young players, and adults at risk through adherence to and understanding of the Club’s Safeguarding Policies and Procedures, and in accordance with the EFL Safeguarding Strategy and Guidelines, including a robust and safer recruitment process.
The Club believe that all staff, players, volunteers, participants, contractors, and guests have a responsibility to report any concerns to the Club relating to any concern about the welfare of any child, young person or vulnerable adult.
The Club have appointed a Senior Safeguarding Manager (“SSM”), a Head of Safeguarding (“HOS”), an Academy Safeguarding Lead ("ASL") and a number of Designated Safeguarding Officers (“DSOs”) who operate throughout the organisation during the week and on home match days. The SSM, HOS, ASL and DSOs all undergo safeguarding training on a regular basis.
The Club is committed to ensuring that:
- The safety and welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults under the care of the Club is paramount.
- All children, young people, and vulnerable adults that engage with the Club, regardless of age, culture, social background, disability, gender, language, racial origin, religious belief and/or sexual identity have the right to safety and protection from abuse, harm or poor practice.
- The Club will work to empower young people, adults at risk, and vulnerable groups to safeguard themselves and develop their resilience to harm or abuse.
- Staff have a responsibility to act on a suspicion or disclosure which suggests an adult at risk, or a child may be at risk of harm. Any concerns must be reported immediately on MyConcern and to a Club DSO, or directly to the HOS, ASL and/or SSM.
- All suspicions, reports and/or allegations of abuse will be taken seriously, investigated thoroughly, and responded to swiftly and appropriately, which may involve the appropriate Local Authority teams, where necessary.
- The Club has a responsibility to fully support anyone who in good faith reports their concerns that a child, young person, or adult at risk is, or may be, being abused or mistreated.
The Club’s Safeguarding policies are updated and endorsed by the Board on an annual basis or upon any change in process, legislation, or regulation.
“As the Club’s Executive Chairman and Director, I am fully committed to safeguarding and act as the Club’s Safeguarding Champion. Safeguarding is everybody’s responsibility at Coventry City Football Club.” Doug King.
Additional policies are made available to all staff and volunteers.
If you have a Safeguarding issue please email safeguarding@ccfc.co.uk
(Updated and Endorsed by the Board: January 2023)
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Play Safe Weekend 2023
At the end of September, English football at every level will unite to promote Play Safe – a national campaign to focus attention of the vital importance of safeguarding in our national game. See more information in the video above.