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Children have the right to have fun and be safe in their sporting activities. Coaches/volunteers need to work with them and their parents/guardians to ensure clear boundaries are in place, understood and agreed by all. Sport activities are uniquely placed to contribute to safeguarding and the welfare of children. Coaches/volunteers have a responsibility to be a good role model and to be a listening ear if a young person has a concern.

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It is not the role of the club to organise transport however the club may choose to do so. Many clubs could not operate without the goodwill of volunteers and parents ensuring that children are transported to events and returned home in a private car. Where individual parents transport for their own child or arrangements made with other parents this is a personal arrangement and not a matter for the club. However where a club has appointed drivers they should be vetted through AccessNI/National Vetting Bureau if driving regularly, and therefore meeting the regulated activity criteria.

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Images can be used as a means of identifying children when associated with personal information. Where possible do not include the name of a child whose image is being used, if naming a child or group of children in an image, only use their first names - this reduces the risk of inappropriate, unsolicited attention from people within and outside the sport. Avoid the inclusion of other detailed information about individual children that might help identification.