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Safeguarding Adults in S port

Discover how the Ann Craft Trust (ACT) is leading in safeguarding adults at risk in sport through advice, training, research, and campaigns. Learn about current challenges, initiatives, and future strategies in this vital area.

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Safeguarding Adults in S port

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  1. Safeguarding Adults in Sport Nicola Dean Safeguarding Adults in Sport Manager

  2. Ann Craft Trust – ACTing against abuse • Established in 1992, and part of the University of Nottingham, the Ann Craft Trust (ACT) is a national charity. • ACT works with staff in the statutory, independent and voluntary sectors in the interests of disabled children and adults who may be at risk of abuse.

  3. ACT Services In working towards safeguarding and protection, ACT provides the following services: ●Information and Advice ● Training, Consultancy, Seminars, Workshops and Conferences ● Research, Publications and Books ● Membership ● Campaigns ● Serious Case Reviews

  4. Safeguarding Children in Sport • NSPCC Child Protection in Sport Unit – founded in 2001 • Sport Safeguarding Partnership – strategic group addressing safeguarding children in sport • Unicef - International Safeguards for Children in Sport launched 2014

  5. What about safeguarding adults? • Safeguarding Adults in Sport Steering Group was founded in 2008 • Representatives from across elite and grassroots sport including National Governing Bodies (NGBs) and County Sport Partnerships (CSPs) • ACT provides safeguarding advice

  6. Safeguarding Adults in Sport Steering Group • Vision: Sport and recreation is an open, inclusive and safe environment for adults at risk • Mission: To embed the concept of safeguarding adults at risk in all sport and recreation organisations, so they have the tools, guidance and expertise to safeguard adults in sport and recreation.

  7. Impact of the Care Act • Care Act 2014 - placed safeguarding adults onto a statutory footing • Six key safeguarding adults principles including Partnership • 2015 Sport England funded ACT for an 18 month post of Safeguarding Adults in Sport Manager

  8. Sporting Future: A New Strategy for an Active Nation • ‘A strategy that encourages everyone to be more active, to prioritise physical activity in their busy lives, to volunteer in sport and help play their part in driving the sporting economy should also set out how they will be looked after and protected’ • This comes with a ‘Duty of Care’ • Need to ensure ‘Safeguarding for children and people in a vulnerable situation’ HM Government December 2015

  9. Safeguarding adults at risk in sport • Review and develop services in relation to adults at risk in sport • Identify, plan and implement new initiatives in line with current practice. • Develop and deliver a training strategy • Offer advice and information to sport and recreation organisations • Represent the sector at key consultations nationally.

  10. Survey results - organisations

  11. Survey results –who are the adults at risk in sport?

  12. Survey results – awareness of legislation

  13. Survey results –who has an adults at risk policy?

  14. Survey results –Who has had safeguarding adults training?

  15. Survey results – do you offer safeguarding adults training?

  16. Survey results - Do you know who to go to make a safeguarding referral?

  17. Survey results –Would you like safeguarding adults training?

  18. Challenges • Lack of understanding of legislation • Language of safeguarding adults • Lack of sport specific safeguarding adults training • Joint safeguarding adults and vulnerable adults policies and procedures • No buy in if not linked to funding • No standards for safeguarding adults in sport

  19. What’s next? • 2017-2021 increased funding from Sport England to ACT • Awareness raising within sport and safeguarding organisations– what is safeguarding adults in sport? • Safeguarding adults being linked to funding/ Duty of Care/ governance • Quality assurance/ standards for organisations • Resources and training • ‘Sportify’ safeguarding adults

  20. Ann Craft Trust – ACTing against abuse Nicola Dean Safeguarding Adults at Risk in Sport Manager Ann Craft Trust Centre for Social Work University of Nottingham University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD Telephone: 0115 951 5400 Fax: 0115 951 5232 n.dean@nottingham.ac.uk www.anncrafttrust.org Ann Craft Trust Registered Charity No. 1086592

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