The Rotary Club of South Woodham Ferrers is dedicated to keeping abreast of
the current legislation within which we, as an International service
club have to work. Occasionally we have to work with children,or
vulnerable people such
as our SWF Swimarathon event. We therefore
have to ensure we have a policy in place for dealing with such
situations.The Rotary Club of South Woodham Ferrers Child and Vulnerable
Persons Protection Policy
(Version 1 Jan 2003)
- The Rotary Club of South Woodham Ferrers will nominate a
Club Protection
Officer
- The Club Protection Officer is to oversee club policies and to
ensure that those policies are in line with current
Rotary District,
National and International standards.
- Any member or committee organising an event where children and
vulnerable people are involved should review this policy and where
necessary, with the assistance of the club Protection Officer
ensure that the policy fulfils the needs of the event.
- For the purposes of this policy, a child is someone under the
age of 16. A Vulnerable person is someone who has a medical
condition, such as Down`s
Syndrome, blind or an elderly person.
- No member shall put themselves in a situation where they are
alone or in a delicate situation with a child. or handicapped
person. Always try to ensure another grown up and capable person
is at hand.
- No photographs shall be taken of any children without
the express permission of either the parent or a responsible
person looking after a child.
Additional Rules For The Rotary Swimarathon Event
- No photography is allowed in the main swimming hall other than by
the official SWF Swimarathon photographer or the Official South Woodham Ferrers Newspaper photographer.
- Permission to take photographs of a team shall be obtained by
the official photographer from the Team Captain.
- Only one copy of a team photograph will be kept for the
purpose of providing copies to the team members.
- Any request for further copies of a team photograph must be
processed through the Team Captain. Any photographs posted will be
to the Team Captain's address
- The Chairman of the SWF Swimarathon event shall ensure that
all photograph copies and digital records will be destroyed one
month after the event.
|
|
