The Racquetball Association of Ireland provides various sporting activities and opportunities for young people through participation in clubs, regional/provincial events and through our national teams.
The Racquetball Association of Ireland is committed to safeguarding children and by working under the guidance of our Racquetball Association of Ireland Safeguarding Policies our staff, both volunteers and employed, working with our young people, throughout the organisation, seek to create a safe environment for young people to grow and develop.
This Club’s Racquetball Association of Ireland’s National written Risk Assessment document indicates the areas of potential risk of harm, the likelihood of the risk occurring, and gives the required policy, guidance or process documents require to alleviate these risks.
The list of risks identified are contained in the following categories:
Club and Coaching Practices;
Complaints
Communications; and General Risk of Harm.
The Risk Assessment was undertaken on 23/02/2018.
Our Child Safeguarding Statement has been developed in line with requirements under the Children First Act 2015, (the Children First: National Guidance, and Tusla’s Child Safeguarding: A Guide for Policy, Procedure and Practice, & Gateway (NI)). In addition to our Risk Assessment document described above, there are further procedures that support our intention to safeguard children while they are availing of our activities.
The Racquetball Association of Ireland has the following procedures in place as part of our Safeguarding Policies:
The Relevant Persons:
The Racquetball Association of Ireland’s Designated Liaison Person is Antonia Neary 086 0533748
The Racquetball Association of Ireland’s Mandated Person is Jimmy Gannon 086 3448951
We recognize that implementation is an ongoing process. Our NGB is committed to the implementation of this Child Safeguarding Statement and the procedures that support our intention to keep children safe from harm while availing of our activities.
This Child Safeguarding Statement was reviewed on the 27/09/2023.
For queries on this Child Safeguarding Statement, please contact Sean Lyng (National Childrens Officer). 087 1880421
The Racquetball Association of Ireland is committed to safeguarding children and by working under the guidance of our Racquetball Association of Ireland Safeguarding Policies our staff, both volunteers and employed, working with our young people, throughout the organisation, seek to create a safe environment for young people to grow and develop.
This Club’s Racquetball Association of Ireland’s National written Risk Assessment document indicates the areas of potential risk of harm, the likelihood of the risk occurring, and gives the required policy, guidance or process documents require to alleviate these risks.
The list of risks identified are contained in the following categories:
Club and Coaching Practices;
Complaints
Communications; and General Risk of Harm.
The Risk Assessment was undertaken on 23/02/2018.
Our Child Safeguarding Statement has been developed in line with requirements under the Children First Act 2015, (the Children First: National Guidance, and Tusla’s Child Safeguarding: A Guide for Policy, Procedure and Practice, & Gateway (NI)). In addition to our Risk Assessment document described above, there are further procedures that support our intention to safeguard children while they are availing of our activities.
The Racquetball Association of Ireland has the following procedures in place as part of our Safeguarding Policies:
- Procedures for the management of allegations of abuse or misconduct by staff or volunteers against a child availing of our activities
- Procedures for the safe recruitment of staff and volunteers to work with children in our activities
- Procedures for access to child safeguarding training and information, including the identification of the occurrence of harm
- Procedure for reporting of child protection or welfare concerns to Statutory Authorities
The Relevant Persons:
The Racquetball Association of Ireland’s Designated Liaison Person is Antonia Neary 086 0533748
The Racquetball Association of Ireland’s Mandated Person is Jimmy Gannon 086 3448951
We recognize that implementation is an ongoing process. Our NGB is committed to the implementation of this Child Safeguarding Statement and the procedures that support our intention to keep children safe from harm while availing of our activities.
This Child Safeguarding Statement was reviewed on the 27/09/2023.
For queries on this Child Safeguarding Statement, please contact Sean Lyng (National Childrens Officer). 087 1880421
