Heart of England Martial Arts
Child Protection Policy
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The Heart of England-ITF Taekwon-do Association is committed to ensuring a safe learning environment for juniors under the age of 18 and vulnerable adults, by enforcing the clear and comprehensive British Taekwondo Council Child Protection Policy.
Contents
1. CRB Checking
2. Insurance
4. Photography
5. Child Care
Criminal Records Bureau Checking
All Heart of England-ITF Instructors are CRB checked through the BTC. For more information about CRB Checking click the underlined link and then click the appropriate pdf download on the UKITF - Imperial Taekwon-do Association downloads page; BTC CRB Checking
All Heart of England-ITF Instructors and Students are fully insured for Martial Arts. For more information on insurance click the underlined link and then click the appropriate pdf download on the UKITF - Imperial Taekwon-do Association downloads page; BTC Insurance
1. Heart of England-ITF Taekwon-Do Association agrees to adopt the British Taekwondo Council Child Protection Policy – Safeguarding & Implementation Procedures. All individual members are deemed to have read understood and assented to the British Taekwondo Council Code of Conduct and Ethics (”Code”) and as such recognise and adhere to the principles and responsibilities embodied in the Code.
2. All individuals involved in British Taekwondo Council through Heart of England-ITF Schools at every level, including instructors, officials, coaches, administrators, students, or spectators agree to abide by the British Taekwondo Council Code of Conduct and Ethics (”Code”) and all such individuals, by participating or being involved in the British Taekwondo Council through Heart of England-ITF Schools in one of the aforementioned roles or in a role which comes within the intended scope of this paragraph and the British Taekwondo Council Child Protection Policy generally are deemed to have assented to, and as such recognise and adhere to the principles and responsibilities embodied in the Code.
3. Each and every constituent member of Heart of England-ITF Schools including without limitation, all clubs, shall be responsible for the implementation of the British Taekwondo Council Child Protection Policy – Safeguarding and Implementation Procedures in relation to their individual members.
4. Any act, statement, conduct or other matter which harms a child or children, or poses or may pose a risk of harm to a child or children, shall constitute behaviour which is improper and brings the art/sport into disrepute.
5. In these Regulations the expression “Offence” shall mean any one or more of the offences contained in Schedule 1 to the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 and any other criminal offence which reasonably causes the Governing Body to believe that the person accused of the offence poses or may pose a risk of harm to a child or children.
6. Upon receipt by Heart of England-ITF of:
a. notification that an individual has been charged with an Offence; or
b. notification that an individual is the subject of an investigation by the Police, Social Services or any other authority relating to an Offence; or
c. any other information which causes the body reasonably to believe that a person poses or may pose a risk of harm to a child or children, then the Governing Body shall have the power to order that the individual be suspended from all or any specific British Taekwondo Council activity for such period and on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit.
7. In reaching its’ determination as to whether an order under Regulation 6 should be made, The Governing Body shall give consideration, inter alia, to the following factors:
a. whether a child is or children are or may be at risk of harm
b. whether the matters are of a serious nature
c. whether an order is necessary or desirable to allow the conduct of any investigation by the Governing Body or any other authority or body to proceed unimpeded.
8. The period of an order referred to in Regulation 6 above shall not be capable of lasting beyond the date upon which any charge under the Rules of the Governing Body or any offence is decided or brought to an end.
9. Where an order is imposed on an individual under Regulation 6 above, the Governing Body shall bring and conclude any proceedings under the Rules of the Governing Body against the person relating to the matters as soon as reasonably practicable.
10. Where a person is convicted, or is made the subject of a caution in respect of an offence, that shall constitute a breach of the Rules of the Governing Body and it shall have the power to order the suspension of the person from all or any specific British Taekwondo Council activity for such a period (including indefinitely) and on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit.
11. For the purpose of these Regulations, the Governing Body shall act through the British Taekwondo Council Child Protection Disciplinary Panels.
12. Notification in writing or an order referred to above shall be given to the person concerned and/or any club with which he is associated as soon as reasonably practicable.
The BTC Child Protection Policy can be viewed by clicking the underlined link and then click the appropriate pdf download on the British Taekwondo Council downloads page; BTC Child Protection Policy
The BTC Code of Conduct and Ethics (”Code”) can be viewed by clicking the underlined link and then click the appropriate pdf download on the British Taekwondo Council downloads page; BTC Code of Conduct and Ethics
The taking of photographs and video footage at Heart of England-ITF Schools training sessions is prohibited without the specific permission of the Instructor and Parents and / or Guardians of all Juniors likely to appear in any of the photos or footage recorded. The use of any images or footage for which permission has been obtained must not appear in any publication or web-based format in which the children photographed or videoed are identified. Anyone taking photographs or video footage without permission will be asked to delete the images. If a Parent, Guardian, Assistant or any other person has any concerns about issues of unauthorised or inappropriate photography they should report / discuss this with the Instructor who will take appropriate action. Parents and / or Guardians should be aware that competitions and demonstration events are considered to be open forum events and that photography is likely to be unrestricted.
Heart of England-ITF Taekwon-do and Junior Taekwon-do classes are not Child Care facilities. Parents who leave their children whilst the training session is in progress must to return promptly at the end of the class to collect their children .
Taekwon-Do
Parents need to understand that, although all reasonably practical measures will be taken to ensure the safety and protection of their children, the ultimate responsibility remains with them. Students and Instructors are not permitted under the BTC Child Protection Policies to supervise juniors outside of the Training Hall and neither are they insured to do so.
Parents should, wherever possible, remain on hand during training to supervise changing room and toilet visits.
Junior Taekwon-do
It is an essential requirement of the Child Protection Policy that Parents, Guardians or Carers of Junior TKD Students remain within the teaching room whilst their child is training. It is not acceptable for a Junior TKD Student to be dropped off at training and left unsupervised.
Heart of England-ITF Child Protection Officer
For more information regarding the Child Protection Policy please click the underlined link to email Heart of England-ITF Chairman and Child Protection Officer - Mr Gary Bradshaw - 6th Degree