Welfare

Welfare

Preparing swimmers for galas, leagues, and championships

Our comprehensive policies ensure the safety and wellbeing of all club members. Click on any policy below to view the full document.

LASC Anti-Bullying Policy

Guidelines for preventing and addressing bullying incidents


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LASC Guidance

Safe communication protocols for digital interactions


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LASC Missing Child Policy

Procedures for handling missing child incidents


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Swim England Safeguarding Contacts

Herts Welfare Officer

County-level safeguarding support

East Region Welfare Officer

Regional safeguarding support

Need Help or Have Concerns?

If you have any welfare concerns or need to report an incident, please don’t hesitate to contact our welfare officer or download our complete policy documentation.


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Further Resources & Support

Additional support services and resources for members, parents, and young people.


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Bullying

Welfare Policy

The club is committed to providing a caring, friendly and safe environment for all of our members, so that when they participate in club activities, they do so in a relaxed and secure atmosphere
to do this, we have implemented and promoted policies and procedures to safeguard the well being of both children and adults, in order to protect them from abuse of any kind. In particular, t he club has adopted swim england’s wavepower: child safeguarding policy and procedures for clubs and these provide the foundations of our welfare policy.


🔗 Read Swim England Wavepower Guidance →

Our Commitment

Our aim is to make sure that these policies and procedures are known to everyone involved with the club – swimmers, coaches, committee members, club volunteers and parents/guardians alike – and that all individuals within these groups are aware of their responsibility to adopt and abide by our club welfare policies. If there is a breach of the club’s welfare policies: The club’s welfare officers will act to investigate any such incident (in line with the recommended policy) and will implement any necessary disciplinary and appeals procedures. Any incidents of alleged poor practice, misconduct or abuse will always be taken seriously and responded to swiftly. our welfare officers and committee members will ensure that confidentiality is maintained at all times during any investigation into breaches of the club’s welfare policy.


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Welfare Documents

If you want to discuss an issue with either of our welfare officers, please contact them by clicking on the links below. their contact details are also shown on the ‘contact us’ and ‘who’s who’ pages of this website. click on the following link to contact: welfareofficer@letchworthswimmingclub.uk
letchworth amateur swimming club’s welfare policies and codes of conduct are provided below as downloadable PDF files. anyone connected with letchworth amateur swimming club (swimmers, coaches, committee members, club volunteers and parents/guardians) must familiarise themselves with their content, and agree to adopt and abide by the guidelines and rules that they contain.

  1. LASC Anti-Bullying Policy
  2. LASC Guidance – Online Contact and Communication with Children
  3. LASC Missing Child Policy
  4. LASC Guidance on the Use of Social Networking
  5. LASC Whistleblowing Policy
  6. LASC Changing Room Policy
  7. LASC Safeguarding Policy
  8. LASC Collection Policy

(Each file shown using an embedded PDF viewer, not download links.)

Safeguarding Support and Contacts

If you need additional guidance, please reach out to:

Additional helpful resources: