What
we do
When
Bullying Occurs in Our Club
·
Bullying
incidents should be reported to the club Welfare Officer or to
any member of HAFC committee without delay
·
The
bullying behaviour or threats of bullying will be investigated
and the bullying stopped quickly
·
If
appropriate the matter will be dealt with by the club
disciplinary committee
·
Where
appropriate, the procedure outlined in the next section will be
followed
How
The Club Will Deal with an Incident
In
cases of serious bullying, the incident will be referred to
Norfolk County FA Child Protection Officer for advice and
possibly to the FA Case Management System. If necessary and
appropriate, Police will be consulted.
If
the club decides it is appropriate for them to deal with the
situation in-house, they will follow the procedure outlined
below.
§
If
appropriate an attempt will be made at reconciliation by getting
the parties together. It may be that a genuine apology solves
the problem
§
If
this fails or is not appropriate HAFC Disciplinary Committee
will offer to meet with the victim or, where the young person is
aged under 18 years will meet with parents/carers and child
alleging bullying, to get details of the allegation. Minutes
will be taken for clarity, which should be agreed by all as a
true account
§
The
same committee members will ask to meet with the alleged bully
and if appropriate their parents/carers and put the incident
raised to them to answer and give their view of the allegation.
Minutes will again be taken and agreed
§
If
bullying has in their view taken place, HAFC sanctions will be
imposed as appropriate
§
In
some cases the parent/carers of the bully or bullied player can
be asked to attend training sessions, if they are able to do so,
and if appropriate
§
A
member of the disciplinary committee or a nominated club member
will monitor the situation for a given period to ensure the
bullying is not being repeated
§
All
coaches/managers involved with all parties should be made aware
of the concerns and outcome of the process
In
the case of an adult reported to be bullying anyone within the
club
§
The
Club Welfare Officer should be notified and Norfolk County
Football Association Child Protection Officer will be informed
and will advise on action to be taken
§
It
is anticipated that in most cases where the allegation is made
regarding a team manager, official or coach, The FA’s Child
Protection and Best Practice awareness training may be
recommended
§
More
serious cases may be referred to the Police and/or Social
Services.
Preventing
Bullying
HAFC
football club members are made aware of the ‘code of
conduct’ through the club signing-on procedures. Under the
specific leadership of the Club Welfare Officer it is the
responsibility of all club members, officials and parents to
uphold those standards and to be quick to take appropriate
action to deal with problems when they occur.
The
club has appointed a Child Welfare Officer and adopted the
Norfolk County FA child protection policy - copies of which are
available separately.
Contacts
Club
Welfare Officer: Sue
Buffin – 07733 190728
Chair: Peter Steward – 01603 811052 / 07872 332694
Secretary:
Mel Perkins – 01603 811304 / 07767 795184
