Child Welfare
De La Salle Palmerston F.C.
CLUB WELFARE OFFICER
Paddy Gleeson
Phone: 087-926-9473
Email: cwo@dlspfc.ie
Club Welfare Team
Shane Grant
Phone: 0866029420
Leinster Branch Safeguarding Officer
Billy Phelan:
E mail: billy.phelan@leinsterrugby.ie
Phone: 086 868 8314
IRFU Safeguarding Officer
Anne Marie Hughes:
E Mail: annemarie.hughes@irfu.ie
Phone: (086) 048 5977
Visit www.irishrugby.ie/safeguarding or scan:
On the 21st October 2021 De La Salle Palmerston F.C. club committee adopted the following Child Safeguarding Statement
DLSP IRFU Child Safeguarding Statement
Our child safeguarding statement has been developed in line with requirements of the IRFU and under the Children First Act 2015. In addition to the procedures listed in our risk assessment, the club adheres to the following procedures that are in place as part of the IRFU Safeguarding Policy and our intention to safeguard children:
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Procedure for the safe recruitment and selection of workers and volunteers to work with children,http://www.irishrugby.ie/playingthegame/development/safeguarding/recruitment.php
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Procedure for provision of and access to child safeguarding training and information, including the identification of the occurrence of harm, http://www.irishrugby.ie/playingthegame/development/safeguarding/training.php
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Procedure for the reporting of child protection and welfare concerns to Tusla (Ireland) and Gateway (Northern Ireland) through the National Safeguarding Officer and appointed Mandated Person within IRFU: Anne Marie Hughes .
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The Club Welfare Officer Patrick Gleeson is the Relevant Person as per Children First
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Procedure for the management of allegation of abuse or misconduct against workers/volunteers of a child availing of our service and can be found in the case management policy, http://www.irishrugby.ie/playingthegame/development/safeguarding/concerns.php
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Procedures to minimise risk of harm of a child have been put in place and are available in the IRFU Safeguarding Policy, https://www.irishrugby.ie/playing-the-game/spirit-of-rugby/safeguarding/safeguarding-policy/
All procedures listed are available on the IRFU website, http://www.irishrugby.ie/safeguarding
Codes of conduct for players
De La Salle Palmerston F.C. also promotes the following I.R.F.U. sponsored codes of conduct.