Safeguarding Statement

Keeping every child safe from harm while they take part in our activities.

Child protection

Our Duty of Care

Roscommon Leisure Centre has a professional duty to take all reasonable steps to make sure children are safe from harm while involved in our activities. All children have the right to protection, and the needs of children with special needs and others who may be particularly vulnerable must be taken into account.

We will ensure the safety and protection of all children involved in our activities by following the Child Protection guidelines we have adopted.

Safeguarding policy

Our Commitments

As part of our Safeguarding Policy we will:

Safety firstPromote and prioritise the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.
Clear responsibilitiesMake sure everyone understands their safeguarding role and is trained to recognise, identify and respond to signs of abuse, neglect and other concerns.
Act on concernsTake appropriate action on any incident or concern of abuse, and support the people who raise or disclose it.
Secure recordsKeep confidential, detailed and accurate records of all safeguarding concerns, stored securely.
Safe recruitmentPrevent the employment or deployment of unsuitable people through a safe recruitment and vetting policy.
Robust proceduresMake sure strong safeguarding arrangements and procedures are in place at all times.