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SafeGolf

Safeguarding Children & Young People

Theale Golf Club is committed to ensure that the sport of golf is one within which children and young people involved can thrive and flourish in a safe environment and that all children, young people and adults at risk have a fun, safe and positive experience when playing golf

Theale Golf Club is an affiliated member of England Golf and follows the England Golf Safeguarding Children and Young People Policy and procedures.

Click below to view our Safeguarding Children and Young People Policy and procedures. Hard Copies are available on request.

Children and Young People Safeguarding Policy and Procedures

Safeguarding Adults

Theale Golf Club also follows the England Golf Adults Safeguarding Policy and procedures Safeguarding duties apply to an adult who:

  • Has needs for care and support (whether or not the local authority is meeting any of those needs) and;
  • Is experiencing, or is at risk of, abuse or neglect; and;
  • As a result of those care and support needs is unable to protect themselves from either the risk of, or the experience of, abuse or neglect.

Click below to view our Adults Safeguarding Policy and procedures. Hard Copies are available on request.

Adults Safeguarding Policy and Procedures

Club Welfare Officer

NSPCC 0808 800 5000
England Golf 01526 351 851

Helen Chalmers has been a member of the club for 3 years and works full time as a Headteacher where she is the Designated Safeguard Lead.

Helen has volunteered to take on the role as the Welfare Officer here at the club and continues to keep up to date with the legislation & guidance attending various workshops.

Please contact Helen if you have any safety or safeguarding concerns at the club.

07890 326 807

Helen’s email address is available on request.

Alternatively you can speak to someone at:
ChildLine 0800 1111

You can also go direct to the SafeGolf website – www.safegolf.org – through which anyone with a concern about the welfare of a player, or the behaviour or practice of a coach, volunteer, organiser, parent or a player, can contact the lead safeguarding officer at their national governing body.