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CLUBS AND CHILD PROTECTION

Scottish Hockey has a strong commitment to the ethical delivery of hockey in Scotland.

Part of that commitment is to 'provide a safe environment for young and vulnerable people'.

This is supported by the Child Protection Policies and Procedures detailed in our Ethics Manual. This has been recently updated to reflect changes in legislation.

All volunteers and professionals who we employ to work with children are subject to these policies and procedures. They are also subject to disclosure checks under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme to ensure that they are suitable to work with children and to provide on-going training.

The PVG scheme was introduced in 2011 by the Scottish Government and will now be adopted for all child protection procedures.

Download information on the new PVG Scheme for Sports Organisations

Download Scottish Hockey's Guide to the PVG Scheme

The process of becoming a member of the PVG scheme is largely the same as before:

The process of becoming a member of the PVG scheme is largely the same as before:

Process

  1. If an individual will be carrying out regulated work with children within your club, or district, the first step is to complete a self declaration form (please see new version below).
  2. Once the self declaration form is complete you must post it to Scottish Hockey.
  3. If eligible to join the PVG scheme, an 'Application to Join the PVG Scheme' Form will be posted to the individual along with a letter detailing how to complete the form.
  4. The individual must complete the PVG forms and post back to Scottish Hockey.
  5. Scottish Hockey checks ID and that form is complete and then sends to the Central Registered Body for Scotland (CRBS).

  6. The individual and Scottish Hockey will then be informed as to whether or not they have been accepted onto the PVG scheme as a scheme member.

Please note:

  • Currently PVG applications can only be carried out for:

-          New volunteers for the club or districts

-          People who change positions within the club or district

CRBS will not process 'renewals' for the first year of the scheme.  Normally Scottish Hockey would require volunteers to renew their disclosure every 2 years, but under the circumstances they will be extending current disclosures for another year.  When it is time for individuals to join the PVG scheme they will be notified.

  • PVG applications must be for regulated work.

We are able to apply for the following positions:

-          Child Protection Officer

-          Development Officer

-          Parent/Helper

-          Physiotherapist

-          Youth Coach

-          Youth Manager

When filling out your self declaration form you must specify one of the above positions.

FAQs:

  • Scottish Hockey cannot send out PVG forms to CPOs to distribute, they will come direct from Scottish Hockey
  • During the first year of the PVG Scheme implementation, CRBS are only accepting the 'Application to join the PVG Scheme' forms. After this period, existing member forms will become available; in order to do a scheme record update. This will be for those who have already joined the PVG Scheme though a different organisation e.g. their workplace.
  • If someone wishes to carry out regulated work with children at a club, and for a district, they will need to complete a club self-declaration form and a district self declaration form, but they will only need to join the PVG Scheme once. This is to ensure that the individual has signed up to abide by each organisation's code of code and child protection policy and procedures.

Updated Self-Declaration Form

Please download an updated self declaration form template, which should be adapted to show your club's (or district's) name, and can be used with immediate effect.

For more information on the PVG scheme and FAQs, please visit the Scottish Government website.

Child Protection at Your Club

Below, we have provided several forms and templates to help guide the implementation of Child Protection Policies and Procedures:

Child Protection - Further Resources

You can also find out more information on matters relating to Child Protection by visiting these websites:

  • sportscotland are the national agency for sport in Scotland. Visit the sportscotland website for more info on Children Protection.
  • Children 1st are a Scottish based charity who work with sportscotland and other agencies to promote child protection matters in Scottish sport
  • NSPCC are an English based charity who work with Sport England and UK Sport in the same way as Children 1st work with sportscotland
  • Coaching Edinburgh has info for those working with young people in East Scotland.

For more information on the Scottish Hockey Child Protection Policies and Procedures, please contact us.

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