Extracts from Westminster Hall debate on Safeguarding Children and Young People in Sport - May 1
Wednesday, 2 May 2018 07:40
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Tooting) (Lab):...I am sure that many Members
present will join me in welcoming the Scottish Government’s recent
decision to consult on introducing mandatory disclosure checks on
all sports coaches in Scotland. However, it is important that we
are not simply reactionary. We must continue to work
with Sport England, the NSPCC, the police, the CPSU and
national governing bodies, to ensure that we set universal
standards and instil best practice... The Parliamentary...Request free trial
Dr (Tooting)
(Lab):...I am sure that many Members present will join me
in welcoming the Scottish Government’s recent decision to consult
on introducing mandatory disclosure checks on all sports coaches in
Scotland. However, it is important that we are not simply
reactionary. We must continue to work with Sport England, the NSPCC, the police, the CPSU
and national governing bodies, to ensure that we set universal
standards and instil best practice...
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Tracey
Crouch):...Safeguarding in sport is much stronger than it
was in the 1970s and 1980s, when the majority of these dreadful
events occurred. That said, we must remain vigilant and continue to
identify gaps in provision. The Child Protection in Sport Unit,
which is part of the NSPCC, was founded in 2001 to be the expert
organisation on child safeguarding in sport. As part of their
funding agreements with Sport England and the requirements of
the code for sports governance, all funded organisations must
comply with the CPSU’s standards for safeguarding and protecting
children in sport. All 43 county sports partnerships and 44
regularly funded national governing bodies meet and maintain those
standards. We have also taken steps to promote best practice in
non-funded sports. In March, I launched a code of safeguarding in
martial arts to set consistent standards and provide parents with
the knowledge they need to make informed decisions about where to
send their children for instruction...
NB: The transcript of the full debate was sent
yesterday afternoon. Here is a link to it.
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