People within Rounders are ideally placed to recognise or receive concerns relating to the welfare of young people. Everyone has a responsibility to respond to these concerns whether they relate to a child’s home or family situation; a community situation or involves incidents within the team or sport. Children rely on adults being alert to indicators that a child might be subject to abuse.
Reporting a Concern Inside Rounders
If a young person informs you directly that they are being abused within the Rounders environment or through your own observations or through a third party (parent/another coach), you become aware of possible abuse or poor practice within the sport you must REACT IMMEDIATELY and follow the below flowchart. Click here to download the flowchart.
Reporting a Concern Outside Rounders
If a young person informs you directly that they are being abused outside the sport environment (i.e. at home, school or some other setting outside the sport) OR through your own observations or through a third party you become aware of possible abuse outside the sport environment you must REACT IMMEDIATELY and follow the below flowchart. Click here to download the flowchart.
If someone has a need for immediate medical attention or is at risk of immediate harm or danger, call the emergency services and ask for the police or ambulance on 999.
Reporting a Concern About an Adult
If someone has a need for immediate medical attention call an ambulance on 999.
When reporting a concern about an adult, the following key points need to be considered:
Consent from the adult should be sought before reporting
You must respect the adult’s decision
You must assume the adult has capacity to make their own decisions unless there is evidence to suggest otherwise.
These can be overridden if:
There is an immediate potential risk of significant harm
A crime has been committed
The adult is assessed to not have the capacity to make their own decision.
For more information about safeguarding adults in rounders, please click here.
See Something, Say Something
If you have a safeguarding concern, you MUST report it. Everyone has a responsibility to report any concern they may have regarding the welfare of a young person or adult at risk within rounders, particularly when it comes to protecting them from abuse.
Everyone in rounders – administrators, officials, coaches, committee members, spectators, parents, children themselves, can help.
REPORT A CONCERN
If you have a safeguarding concern, please report it:
