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This is Watford Water Polo's Welfare/safeguarding page, here you can find details on how to report any concerns you may have.

Report a Concern
Anyone who has a concern that a child or adult may be at risk of harm, or being harmed, should refer to our safeguarding team. The team is staffed by individuals who are experienced in dealing with these concerns and have undergone specific training for those who have a designated role in safeguarding within sports.

Referring a concern should in the first instance be done via your Club Welfare Officer, Erica Barrett on welfare.wwp@gmail.com.

However, if you prefer, the Swin England Safeguarding team can be contacted via the form below, or by calling us on 01509 640700 (Option 1 for Swim England and then Option 5 for Safeguarding). Please leave a message if the team is unavailable and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

Urgent concerns
If the concern is urgent and about a child at risk, and you cannot contact your Welfare Officer or the Swim England safeguarding team, you can call the NSPCC on 0808 800 5000.

If it is an emergency because a child or adult is at immediate risk, then call the police or children’s social care (if appropriate) in your area.
If a child or adult is in immediate danger contact the police on 999. For non-emergencies 101.

Incident Reporting Form - document at foot of page

External Resources
The following resources may be helpful however, please note that Watford Water polo is not responsible for the content of these resources and has listed them as a resource rather than guidance or policy.
• NSPCC - Homepage - https://www.nspcc.org.uk/
• CPSU - Child Protection in Sport Unit website - https://thecpsu.org.uk/
• Ann Craft Trust - Safeguarding Adults specialists - https://www.anncrafttrust.org/
• Childline - Information and support for child safety - https://www.childline.org.uk/
Wavepower - Swim England’s safeguarding policy and procedures document. - https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/wavepower-child-safeguarding-for-clubs/
• East Region - Regional Welfare Officer Fran Vesztrocy - eastwelfare@swimming.org
• national team can be found at safeguarding@swimming.org