Definition of a CHILD In Ireland the Child Care Act 1991 defines a child as: any person under the age of 18 years, excluding a person who is or who has been married. This definition of ‘a Child’ had been adopted by the Gaelic Games Associations
LEGISLATION ❑ Withholding of Information on Offences against Children and Vulnerable Persons 2012 ❑ Child and Family Agency Act 2013 ❑ Children First Act 2015 ❑ National Vetting Bureau Acts 2012-2016 ❑ Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 ❑ Children First National Guidance – 2017 ❑ Risk Assessment/Child Safeguarding Statement 2018
Statutory Obligations of Relevant Services ❑ The Children First Legislation and National Guidance outline ‘the obligations of relevant services to prevent, as far as practicable , deliberate harm or abuse to the children availing of their services. ❑ While it is not possible to remove all risk, your organisation should put in place policies and procedures to manage and reduce risk to the greatest possible extent’. (Children First 2017 )
❑ Safeguarding is the action that is taken to promote the welfare of children and young people and protect them from harm. ❑ Child protection is part of the safeguarding process. It focuses on protecting individual children/young people identified as suffering or likely to suffer significant harm. This includes child protection procedures which detail how to respond to concerns about a child .
CODE OF BEHAVIOUR (UNDERAGE) for Gaelic Games Associations ▪ 2010 GAA Code agreed ▪ 2014 agreed joint Code ▪ 2014 (Nov) joint procedures agreed between GAA, LGFA, Camogie ▪ Code Hearings structures established ▪ Club, County, National Hearings ▪ Joint Code = Joint approach
CODE OF BEHAVIOUR (UNDERAGE) for Gaelic Games Associations ▪ Good Practice Guidance ▪ Core values and guiding principles ▪ Roles and responsibilities ▪ Policy & Procedures for Clubs and for GAA Handball as an Association ▪ Day to day advice for Clubs ▪ Outlines Statutory requirements
Code of Behaviour One Code for Gaelic Games ▪ Young Players ▪ Coaches ▪ Parents ▪ Supporters ▪ Referees ▪ The Club ▪ Breaches of Code
National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Acts 2012 to 2016 Who needs to be vetted? ❑ A relevant organisation (GAA, Handball, Rounders) shall NOT permit any person to undertake relevant work* or activities on their behalf unless they receive a vetting disclosure from the National Vetting Bureau in respect of that person. What is relevant work? ❑ Any work or activity which is carried out by a person, ….. having access to, or contact with, children or vulnerable persons ….provision of educational, training, cultural, recreational, leisure, social or physical activities. What is a disclosure? ❑ When a person is vetted the NVB issues a disclosure in respect of that person which states any information shared with us regarding any convictions they have or if they have no convictions it states ‘nil’ disclosures
So…………what does it mean for us? • Club coaches, mentors etc. • All underage games’ officials • Club committees • Cúl camp personnel • Club Camp personnel • Can we decide who else needs to be vetted? • Club Children’s Officer must ensure Vetting & Safeguarding Training is done at Club level. • County Children’s Officer must ensure Club Children’s Officers have fulfilled their obligation at club level
Vetting clarifications • How are people vetted? • Previously vetted in work or with the FAI or Foróige? • Camogie/GAA vetting – the same? • How long does it take? • How long does it last? • How will I know the outcome? • I’m vetted already I think? • Is it all on-line? • I’ve no email or broadband? • Is it confidential? • Who decides if you get a vetting acceptance letter? • What information does the Club get about an application?
GAA E-Vetting Application
Vetting Link GAA http://www.gaa.ie/the-gaa/child-welfare-and-protection/vetting
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