SILO CAMPBALL / SAFEGUARDING
A shared game.
A shared responsibility.
Everyone should be able to enjoy Campball without abuse, exploitation or intimidation. The welfare of children and adults at risk comes first.
Raise a concern ↓
IF SOMETHING IS WRONG
Contact the activity’s named safeguarding lead. If the concern involves that person, use its alternative reporting route or contact the appropriate statutory service directly.
You do not need an organiser’s permission to contact statutory services.
Contact local children’s social care or the police as appropriate. The NSPCC can also give advice and help you report a concern.
NSPCC reporting guidance ↗Contact the local authority’s adult safeguarding service or police as appropriate. Where possible, involve the adult in deciding what happens next and seek advice about sharing information.
Adult safeguarding guidance ↗A named Campball safeguarding lead and alternative contact are not yet listed here. For an activity, use the contacts supplied by its organiser. If those are unavailable, use the statutory routes above; do not delay raising a concern.
For non-urgent questions about this website’s approach, contact legal@snuffleruff.com. This is not an emergency or monitored safeguarding hotline.
WHEN SOMEONE TELLS YOU
Take the person seriously. Avoid leading questions and do not promise to keep a concern secret.
Record what you heard or observed, when it happened and what action you took. Keep the record secure.
Share the concern with the appropriate safeguarding contact or statutory service. Do not investigate it yourself or publish identifying details online.
Information should be shared only as necessary to protect people and meet applicable duties. Confidentiality must not be used to conceal abuse.
FOR CLUBS & ORGANISERS
Each organiser must have operational safeguarding procedures, a named lead and an alternative reporting route. Share these with participants, parents, carers, staff and volunteers before activities begin.
Establish age-appropriate supervision, safer recruitment, training and legally appropriate checks. A criminal-record check alone is not a complete safeguard.
Agree arrangements for coaching, transport, changing areas, photography and digital communication. Private adult-to-child messaging must not be the default route.
Set out emergency contacts, parental or carer arrangements, missing-child procedures and collection arrangements. Consider individual needs and the rights of adults at risk.
Make sure people know who to contact, including when a concern involves the usual lead. Do not begin an activity without these arrangements in place.
POLICY & INDEPENDENT GUIDANCE
This page is a practical introduction to our Safeguarding & Welfare policy. It does not replace an organiser’s reporting procedures.
RESPECT ON AND OFF THE FIELD