WBA is committed to ensuring that all members can enjoy a wide range of activities in a safe environment and will:

• Adopt Badminton England’s Safeguarding and Protecting Young People in Badminton Policy and procedures and work to the Safeguarding Best Practice guidelines.

• Ensure that Badminton England DBS checks are undertaken for volunteers and coaches in regular contact with young people where they meet the eligibility guidelines.

• Appoint a Welfare Officer who has attended recognised child protection training.

• Respect and promote the rights, wishes and feelings of young people and all of our members.

• Ensure that advice, guidance and training is available for all volunteers working with children in WSBA.

• Require all members and visitors to abide by WSBA’s Codes of Conduct and Equality Policy.

• Respond to all incidents of suspicious poor practice and allegations, swiftly and appropriately.

• Ensure that allegations, incidents and poor practice are reported to the Welfare Officer.

• The Badminton England Safeguarding; Protecting Young People Policy and Guidelines can be accessed via the link or can be downloaded from the website: Safeguarding (badmintonengland.co.uk)

If you have any general queries regarding our approach to child welfare and safeguarding, please email safeguarding@worcestershirebadminton.co.uk

 
If you have any specific queries relating to an individual player, please contact either your coach or one of WSBA's Welfare Officers: