The club pursues a policy that ensures all Parent Helpers/Coaches/Trainers are DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checked and encouraged to become further qualified and attend an ONLINE SAFEGUARDING COURSE!

In the event of any concerns the Club has a Lead Safeguarding Officer and 2 Deputies ( as listed on The Trustees and Officers of the Club Page) or any preferred coach may be approached in order to liaise with a Safeguarding Official/Process.

SAFEGUARDING forms and documents are available on the SLSA Wales website. Any incident involving a child or children that makes you feel uncomfortable should be reported using the guidelines referred to.

Please choose carefully which form to use for reporting incidents and forward to the either the Club Safeguarding Officer safeporthmawrsurf@gmail.com , or the SLSA Wales Safeguarding Officer or of course a member of the Porthmawr Committee and Trustees. All submitted documents will be treated in the strictest confidence and only be forwarded upwards along the appropriate channels.

This link is a useful flowchart on Safeguarding incidents.

FLOWCHART of INCIDENT REPORTING

This link is for the SLSA Wales Safeguarding Officers and Introduction

SLSA WALES SAFEGUARDING OFFICERS

The Third is an extensive list of articles and documents to help readers understand the whole subject of safeguarding. All INCIDENT reporting forms are in a Navy and Red Section.

SLSA WALES SAFEGUARDING DOCUMENTS