We would recommend clubs with more than 10 teams consider having additional welfare officers. Every county FA has a designated safeguarding officer (DSO), usually referred to as the County FA welfare ...

The County FA DSO is the welfare officers’ first point of contact for ... It’s also where every club is required to sign up to confirm their commitment to safeguarding when affiliating. It’s vital ...

Safeguarding advice and support is also provided through the England Hockey Ethics and Welfare Team. England Hockey have created a comprehensive toolkit to support you in your role as a welfare ...

It is also recommended that Welfare Officers with no previous safeguarding or child welfare experience attend this workshop before booking onto a Time to Listen course. Usually, this workshop takes ...