Useful Links and Signposting

Club Welfare Officers (CWOs) should keep handy the phone number for their local police child protection office, in an emergency dial 999.

Local Authority Children Services

CWOs should know the phone number for their area Duty Officer, in an emergency the Samaritans would be able to provide this number.

Local Safeguarding Children Board

CWOs to keep a note of the contact details for their regional LSCB Chairman available from the government website www.everychildmatters.gov.uk

The Vetting and Barring Scheme 

Electronic guide to the Application Process avaiable from the CRB website http://www.crb.homeoffice.gov.uk/Interactiveguide

IWF - Internet Watch Foundation  www.iwf.org.uk

The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is the only authorised organisation in the UK which, amongst other things, provides an internet 'hotline' for the public to report their exposure to potentially illegal child abuse images.

NSPCC Helpline

0808 800 5000

24 hour free and confidential telephone Helpline that provides counselling, information and advice to anyone concerned about a child at risk of ill treatment or abuse.

Careline 

0208 541 1177

Confidential crisis telephone counselling service for children, young people and adults.

The Samaritans  www.samaritans.org.uk

08457 90 90 90

Nationwide, non-religious, non-political 24 hour confidential support.

Victim Support

0845 3030 900

Local Victim Support services provide emotional support, information and practical help for victims and witnesses.

Self Help  www.self-help.org.uk

The UK's free online specialised child protection resources.

A general list of 1,000 self-help organisations in the UK.

there4me.com 

An NSPCC run and funded website specifically for young people who can access individual mentors.

UK Athletics Child Protection Officer

David Brown CBE.

His responsibilities include child protection, welfare and CRB procedures.

David can be contacted via on 0161 223 4246 or email. dbrown@uka.org.uk .

Criminal Records Bureau
PO Box 91
Liverpool L69 2UH
Helpline 0870 90 90 844
www.crb.gov.uk

NSPCC - Child Protection in Sport Unit
3 Gilmour Close
Beaumont Leys
Leicester LE4 1EZ
T: 0116 234 7278
www.thecpsu.org.uk

NSPCC - Child protection in Sport Unit: PE and School Sport Club links microsite

Children 1^st (Scotland Specific Charity Support Agency)

83 Whitehouse Loan

Edinburgh

EH9 1AT

T: 0131 446 2300

info@children1st.org.uk