Safeguarding

The Northern Ireland Wrestling Association is commited to promoting the welfare of children and young people. Our Safeguarding documents below will ensure that all affiliated Northern Ireland wrestling clubs are guided in delivering Good Practice.

The NIWA Designated Safeguarding Child Officer is Simon Taylor – Email: staylor@niwrestling.org

Simon is responsible for implementing the Northern Ireland Wrestling Association’s policies, procedures and statutory guidelines.

Simon’s role includes but is not limited to:

Knowledge of categories and indicators of abuse and be familiar with and be able to carry out the reporting procedures to the relevant agencies (local duty social worker in the Gateway Team/PSNI etc) in relation to safeguarding and whistleblowing

Undertake child protection training and liaise with the national children’s officer in order to assist with the ongoing development and implementation of the organisation’s safeguarding training needs

Communicate with parents and/or agencies as appropriate and report persistent poor practice to the National Designated Person

Note to Club Administrators:
Please contact Simon if your club has any questions or needs advice on issues of confidentiality, record keeping and data protection

Safeguarding Policies: You will need Adobe Reader to view these documents.