Welfare & Safeguarding

Cycling should be a safe and positive experience for everybody. All those involved in the sport have a part to play in safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk. To assist us in achieving this, Newbury Velo engages British Cycling for support and guidance and reflective good practice for all our members.

Newbury Velo has three qualified Welfare Officers, led by Simon Bowden, with extensive safeguarding practice experience. He is also a member of the British Cycling Case Management Group for Safeguarding.

All coaches and club members who work with children or vulnerable adults have an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate that is renewed every three years.

If there is no immediate risk, but you have concerns about the welfare of a child or adult at risk, or you have concerns about the behaviour or practice of a coach or anyone else involved in the sport, then please email the club welfare officer at welfare@newburyvelo.cc or talk to the British Cycling Integrity and Compliance Department on 0161 274 2000 or email compliance@britishcycling.org.uk

A Young Person’s Guide to Safeguarding and Wellbeing

It’s important that you can talk to someone if you are worried or upset. This may be your parent/carer, a teacher or your Club Welfare Officer. If there isn’t someone you feel that you can talk to, you can call Childline 0800 1111 or contact them via www.childline.org.uk.

There are some fantastic resources available online that provide further support and guidance. Here are just a few:

Young Minds - click here to access their mental health resources
Beat eating disorders - click here to access their downloadable resources
Shout - click here for tips on anxiety, stress, and feeling overwhelmed
UK Safer Internet Centre - click here for more information on how to enjoy your time online whilst staying safeOur Safeguarding Policies can be found on our club downloads page here.

Information on British Cycling safeguarding practices can be found here.

For more information please download the quick guide to being a Club Welfare Officer: Club Welfare Officer Guidance

All CWOs must have in place:

1. An in-date DBS certificate, completed with British Cycling (DBS checks are valid for 3 years from date of issue)

2. An in-date, approved, safeguarding qualification (Safeguarding qualification are valid for 3 years from date of completion)

Newbury Velo Welfare Poster:

If you are concerned about the safety or wellbeing of a child or vulnerable adult and there is no immediate risk, or you have concerns about the behaviour or practice of a coach or anyone else involved in cycling at Newbury Velo, please complete a report.

Open the report using the button below:

Welfare & Safeguarding Form

Newbury Velo Safeguarding - Notification of Concern

Date:

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Your Name:

First Name

Last Name

Your Email:

Your Phone:

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Name of Child/Adult at Risk:

First Name

Last Name

D.O.B:

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British Cycling Membership Number:

Address:

Address 1

Address 2

City

State/Province

Zip/Postal Code

Country

Parents/Carers Aware of Concern:

If NO, Please state the reason why:

Parents/Carers Names:

First Name

Last Name

Parent / Carers Address Address:

Address 1

Address 2

City

State/Province

Zip/Postal Code

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Parent / Carers Phone Number:

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Parent / Carers Email:

Any Siblings:

If YES, please provide details:

Details of the concern: [include: date; time; location; and nature of the incident/concern]

Additional information: [include: witnesses; corroborative statements; record anything said by those involved etc]

Action taken: [include: who has been informed of the incident/concern; has contact been made with the Police, Social Care, British Cycling and/or any other relevant organisation]

If an incident identifies a person of concern please provide any known details below:

Name:

First Name

Last Name

BC Membership Number:

Role:

Address:

Address 1

Address 2

City

State/Province

Zip/Postal Code

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Club:

Email:

Phone:

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Is the person aware that there is a concern? YES/NO:

If YES, what was their response?:

Please provide contact details for any Relevant Others [include: witnesses; event officials, police attending; social care etc] Please indicate if any Relevant Other is U18 and provide contact details for parents:

Privacy Notice The information provided on this form will be used to safeguard children, vulnerable adults, and individuals at risk in line with Schedule 1 Part 2 Paragraph 18 of the Data Protection Act 2018. This information may be shared with British Cycling Safeguarding Manager, British Cycling Compliance Department, regional bodies, individuals who are subject of an investigation and/or statutory agencies, where there is a clear need to do so. For more information about how British Cycling manages personal data please see the Data Privacy Notice at https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/privacynotice