Safeguarding and welfare is a priority for Swaffham Golf Club. We want to ensure that all players, visitors, staff, and volunteers understand what they need to do to create a safe and welcoming environment for everyone.

Government guidance makes it clear that ‘Safeguarding is everybody’s responsibility’, and we all have a part to play. It is essential that every sector in the golfing community, including players, officials and club staff take safety of all seriously.

We should all be talking about safeguarding and contributing to meeting our overall duty of care.

In 2018 England Golf launched a national standalone safeguarding accreditation called SafeGolf. SafeGolf is a partnership of UK bodies committed to promoting a safe and positive environment for all those participating, working and volunteering in the sport of golf.

The safeguarding standards of SafeGolf include the following:

* Adopting the England Golf safeguarding policy.
* Communicating this to members, visitors, staff, volunteers and parents.
* Ensuring the appropriate safeguarding procedures are in place for the recruitment and deployment of staff and volunteers who work with children and young people.
* Appointing a Club Welfare Officer, with a clear role description and training.
* Providing regular training in safeguarding and child protection for professionals, staff and volunteers who regularly work with children and young people.

We hold the SafeGolf accreditation.

This is not a child and young person welfare policy, it is a club welfare policy put in place for the protection of All members.