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Cadet events - CRB checks

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Topic: Cadet events - CRB checks

Posted By: radixon
Subject: Cadet events - CRB checks
Date Posted: 08 Feb 09 at 5:32pm

We as a club like many others run Cadet week sailing events whereby members 16+ teach their younger sailors to sail for a week on a week long program.

Not sure if we had a heads up or something that may arise in future but we currently have a policy whereby parents assist and the cadet tutors are informed of Child Protection matters.

Question is - Do clubs enforce "volunteers" to be CRB checked or do you have a club "policy" in place to get round this?

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Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 08 Feb 09 at 6:33pm

I only got CRB checked once I started to instruct for local schools via the county council. That's fine - they were paying for it. Ridiculously I then had to have another CRB check for the Girl Guides because I went along to cook at a week long camp. Two checks simply because it was two separate organisations. It didn't affect me, because both organisations paid, and could afford to, but would a sailing club be able to do the same?

When I was working in a voluntary capacity last year we had a policy for the very young children that the parents should be present while the sailing went on - these were aged up to about 11. This is a good get-round, but some kids are put off by mum and dad being there and also mum and dad can occasionally be a bit of a pain!

I suppose that, since as yet the RYA does not require its instructors to be CRB checked, then it seems a bit heavy handed, and costly, to force it onto volunteers. Every teaching establishment is supposed to have a Child Protection Policy. Why not have a talk on this pre-Cadet week, for both tutors and parents, so that everyone is informed and key issues - never be alone with a child with a shut door, don't go into the changing rooms when the kids are in there etc, can be discussed and reinforced?

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Posted By: Ralph T
Date Posted: 08 Feb 09 at 6:38pm

Get in touch with Jackie Reid at the RYA mailto:jackie.reid@rya.org.uk - jackie.reid@rya.org.uk her role is to support all the clubs re CP issues

The subject is as minefield of beaurocracy & over the top scare-mongering but Jackie will be able to provide you with the main info on which you can then make your decisions re what to do

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Rumour is that race officers are human like everyone else, but then .........

Posted By: radixon
Date Posted: 08 Feb 09 at 6:48pm

Thanks for the information.

CRB's are free for volunteers, so no problem there but do we need to bother with them if parents are supposedly on site.

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