Professional Safeguarding Service's for all our members.
We provide a full range of safeguarding services to our members, instructors, and clubs.
Safeguarding
Safeguarding and Child Protection should always be a consideration for anyone looking to enroll themselves or more importantly their child into any sports or martial arts club, more awareness of the need for safeguarding in sport means more people ask about a club's safeguarding and child protection provision, before joining.
The BJJKO provide Safeguarding support to all our instructors and members for complete peace of mind,
leaving instructors to get on with what they do best.
Good Safeguarding skills, ensure that a Martial Arts club is safer and more appealing to new students looking for a quality club, and parents looking to enroll their child.
Our Lead Safeguarding Officer acts as an independent contact for clubs, offers advice and support, deals with complaints or mediation, ultimately our service makes for a simple solution and a way to protect all our members.
In the UK, all sports or martial arts organisation that has contact with children or vulnerable adults must have a designated safeguarding lead (DSL) This is considered a legal requirement under their duty of care, outlined in the Children Act 2004.
Key Information
Legal & Moral Responsibility:
Organisation's have a legal duty of care to protect children and vulnerable adults from harm. Having a specific safeguarding lead is considered essential to fulfilling this responsibility effectively.
Point of Contact:
The DSL Officer serves as the formal, recognised point of contact for all safeguarding concerns, providing a clear pathway for staff, volunteers, parents, and children to raise issues.
Key Duties:
The role involves coordinating concerns, implementing safeguarding policies, ensuring appropriate training for all staff, managing recruitment procedures (including DBS checks), and liaising with statutory authorities like the Police and Local Authority Designated Officers (LADOs) when necessary.
Availability and Support:
The DSL should be a senior member of staff with the authority and capacity to act. It is best practice to also have a deputy DSL to ensure that a contact person is available whenever the organisation is active.
Safeguarding has never been more important, our team are always on hand for advice and support, in normal circumstances or during extreme situations such as a pandemic, BJJKO club instructors have the guidance of a professional organisation to fall back on.
Our Safeguarding team are constantly updating their qualifications, this keeps our service current and ensures our clubs are safe and protected. for concerns or to open a case regarding one of our clubs or instructors, contact our team - safeguarding@bjjko.co.uk
Lesley Nelson
Lead Safeguarding Officer(Designated Safeguarding Lead - Level 3)DPO (Data Protection Officer)
Lesley can be contacted by email should you have any questions relating to a BJJKO Club or for help and advice for new or existing students.
Most correspondence is conducted by email, however in some cases by phone, a face to face meeting can also be arranged at your club in complete confidence.
safeguarding@bjjko.co.uk