Welfare and Safeguarding

WSBA is committed to ensuring that all young members are able to enjoy a wide range of activities in a safe environment and will:

• Adopt Badminton England’s Safeguarding and Protecting Young People in Badminton Policy and procedures and work to the Safeguarding Best Practice guidelines.
• Ensure that Badminton England DBS checks are undertaken for volunteers and coaches in regular contact with young people where they meet the eligibility guidelines.
• Appoint a Welfare Officer who has attended recognised child protection training.
• Respect and promote the rights, wishes and feelings of young people.
• Ensure that advice, guidance and training is available for all volunteers working with children in WSBA.
• Require all members and visitors to abide by WSBA’s Codes of Conduct and Equality Policy.
• Respond to all incidents of suspicious poor practice and allegations, swiftly and appropriately.
• Ensure that allegations, incidents and poor practice are reported to the Welfare Officer.

The Badminton England Safeguarding & Protecting Young People Policy and Guidelines can be accessed via the link or can be downloaded from the website www.badmintonengland.co.uk