EUROPA FC SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN POLICY
1. Europa FC acknowledges its responsibility
to safeguard the welfare of every child and
young person directly connected with the club
and is committed to providing a safe
environment for all. We recognise that those
aged 16/17 years-of-age are legally defined as
children and therefore we have a responsibility
to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place.
As such we subscribe to the Gibraltar Football
Association’s Safeguarding Children Policy
and Procedures.
Europa FC endorses and adopts the
following key safeguarding principles:
• The child’s welfare is, and must always
be, the paramount consideration;
• All children and young people have a
right to be protected from abuse
regardless of their; age, gender, gender
reassignment, sexual orientation,
marital status or civil partnership, race,
nationality, ethnic origin, colour,
religion or belief, ability or disability,
pregnancy and maternity;
• All suspicions and allegations of abuse
will be taken seriously and responded to
swiftly and appropriately; and
• Working in partnership with other
organisations, children and young
people and their parents/ carers is
essential. We acknowledge that every
child or young person who plays or
participates in football should be able to
take part in an enjoyable and safe
environment and be protected from
poor practice and abuse.
Europa FC recognises that this is the
responsibility of every adult involved in our
club.
2. Europa FC has a role to play in
safeguarding the welfare of all children and
young people by protecting them from
physical, sexual or emotional harm and from
neglect or bullying. It is noted and accepted
that The FA’s Safeguarding Children
Regulations apply to everyone in football
whether in a paid or voluntary capacity,
including coaches/managers, volunteers,
match officials, helpers on club tours, or
medical staff or other club officials/helpers.
3. We endorse and adopt the Gibraltar FA’s
Safer Recruitment guidelines and we will:
• Specify what the role is and what tasks
it involves;
• Request identification documents;
• As a minimum meet and chat with the
applicant(s) and where possible
interview people before appointing
them;
• Ask for and follow up with two
references before appointing someone;
and
• Where eligible require a Gibraltar FA-
accepted RGP vetting enhanced with barred list Check, in line with the
Gibraltar FA’s current Safeguarding
Children Policy and Regulations.
All current Europa FC members working in
eligible roles with children and young people,
such as coaches managers and physiotherapists, are required to hold an in-
date Gibraltar FA accepted RGP vetting
enhanced with barred list check as part of safer
recruitment practice. It is noted and accepted
that the Gibraltar FA will consider the relevance
and significance of the information obtained
via the RGP vetting process and that all
suitability decisions will be made in
accordance with legislation and in the best
interests of children and young people.
If there are concerns regarding the
appropriateness of a club official who is
already involved or who has approached us to
become part of Europa FC, guidance will be
sought from the Gibraltar FA.
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It is accepted that the Gibraltar FA aims to
prevent people with a history of relevant and
significant offending from having contact with
children or young people and the opportunity
to influence policies or practice with children
or young people. This is to prevent direct
sexual or physical harm to children and to
minimise the risk of ‘grooming’ within
football.
4. Europa FC supports the Gibraltar FA’s
Whistleblowing policy (as described in this
paragraph), which requires any adult or
young person with concerns about an adult
in a position of trust within football can
‘whistle blow’ by contacting the
Gibraltar FA on +350 200 42941, by writing to
by emailing info@gibraltarfa.com. or
alternatively by going direct to the Police or
Care Agency.
Europa FC encourages everyone to know
about The Gibraltar FA’s Whistle Blowing
Policy and to utilise it if necessary.
5. We acknowledge and endorse the Gibraltar
FA’s identification of bullying as a category
of abuse. Bullying of any kind is not
acceptable at our club. If bullying does
occur, all players or parents/carers should
be able to access our anti- bullying policy
and know that incidents will be dealt with
appropriately. Incidents need to be reported
in accordance with paragraph 6 below.
In cases of serious bullying the Designated
Safeguarding Officer may be contacted.
5. In this Club, Safeguarding is everyone’s
responsibility, and we know that inaction is
not an option and if anyone is worried about
a child it is
important that they report their concerns to the
Club Welfare Officer (if there is one) or a
member of the Club committee, who will deal
with reported concerns as follows:
i) The Club Welfare Officer (if there is one)
(“CWO”) or a member of the Club
committee will manage poor practice and
where necessary seek advice from the
Designated Safeguarding Officer (DSO).
ii) The CWO or a member of the Club
committee will make referrals about more
serious concerns to the DSO, or in an
emergency contact the Police or Care
Agency.
iii) We will ensure that if the child needs
immediate medical treatment that we take
them to a hospital or call an ambulance and
tell them it is a child protection concern.
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iv) The CWO or a member of the Club
committee will keep records of the actions
taken and keep the Designated
Safeguarding Officer (DSO) informed.
v) If the CWO or a member of the Club
committee is not available at any time, or
the matter is clearly serious, all our
members should be aware that they can:
• Contact the DSO directly;
• Contact the Gibraltar FA on +350 200
42941
• Contact the Police or Care Agency
Europa FC Committee understands and accepts our collective
responsibility to adhere to our safeguarding children policy and
procedures.
We commit to ensuring our members are aware of and have access to our
policies.
Signed
Role Name Signature Date
Chairperson
Peter Cabezutto 8th March 2023
Secretary Darren Celecia 8th March 2023
Club Welfare Officer (Youth) John Moreno 8th March 2023
