Safeguarding
British Canoeing Awarding Body is committed to safeguarding in paddlesport. We seek to promote the welfare of all individuals taking part in the sport.
We strive to ensure that everyone can enjoy paddlesport in a safe environment where they are protected from any form of poor practice, abuse and neglect.
We aim to ensure the creation of safe environments that promote learning and development, whilst providing protection and support to children and adults from all forms of abuse.
Safeguarding Training
British Canoeing Awarding Body seeks to ensure that anyone who is in regular contact with children, young people or adults at risk, through paid or voluntary roles within the sport, have completed the minimum safeguarding training requirements for their role.
It is also the responsibility of an employer or deployer to ensure their staff or volunteers have been appropriately vetted prior to being deployed in their role.
For specific details of safeguarding training requirements visit here
If you have a concern
If you know of a safeguarding concern or allegation, do not keep it to yourself – always report your concern.
Whether it has been disclosed to you by someone else, something you have witnessed or something that has been worrying you – report it.
For further information or to report a concern visit here
First Aid
British Canoeing Awarding Body believes that First Aid is an essential skill for all Paddlesport Instructors, Coaches and Leaders and that they have a responsibility to maintain a current First Aid award to ensure they can look after paddlers in their care.
In October 2013, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) stopped approving First Aid training, qualifications and First Aid training organisations. This means that it is the customer’s duty to ensure that the course content and training provider selected for the purposes of First Aid training is appropriate for their specific needs.
For more information and to understand the appropriate level of first aid training required visit here
