UPDATE, 30th March 2023
Most recent BJA website article
March 30, 2023:
Please contact marina.dain@britishjudo.org.uk to answer any questions you might have and to support you through the process.
BJA CWO Update
Brief Background
BLOG; SBE March 2023
After an independent review of an individual BJA safeguarding case and a broader review of BJA Safeguarding, policy & practises.
The LimeCulture report made 29 recommendations, December 2019.
One of these reccomendations was for all BJA clubs to have a CWO (Club Welfare Officer) in place within 3 years.
Recommendation 16 [Medium Priority status completed May 2020]:
The appointment of a CWO should be included in the minimum criteria for affiliation.
BJA Website Articles
Note: For unknown reasons, the BJA has disabled the link to all the LimeCulture recommendations in their article after it was referred to on this website.
Then enabled it and then disabled it again.
If the link isn’t working and you get a #404 page error.
The BJA has disabled the link again.
Most recent BJA website article
March 30, 2023
Please contact marina.dain@britishjudo.org.uk to answer any questions you might have and to support you through the process.
BJA CWO Requirements - Summary
The deadline for BJA clubs renewing their affiliation contract with BJA Ltd company is fast approaching.
A summary of the most relevant CWO specification sections for Affiliation contract renewal.
For the all information, CWO & Safeguarding, go to the
BJA SafeLandings document and the BJA CWO Website information page.
Feedback by BJA Safeguarding, 17th March 2023
BJA SafeLandings:
Due to the nature of this role all Club Welfare Officers will need to complete an Enhanced DBS/in Scotland, an Enhanced PVG check before the BJA Child Protection Working Party confirms their appointment.
Training Requirements:
Sportscoachuk Safeguarding and Protecting Children
NSPCC A Time to Listen
A CWO will need to complete the following:
Safeguarding and Protection of Child (SPC) course
Time to Listen (TTL) course
Completed a CWO registration application
Disclosure and Barring service (DBS) check [enhanced]
Read the Access to Data agreement
Best Practise 1
It is recommended as good practice that the Club Welfare Officer must not be a coach at the club nor related to or having a relationship with a Coach at the club for which they will serve as CWO.
“We will however, look at each proposed CWO on a case by case basis and may make exceptions when appropriate.”
Best Practise 2
So there are no BJA club obligations but it would be considered good practise for clubs to have the following on their website:
- A link to SafeLandings
- Contact details for their CWO
- A summary about how to proceed with a complaint or concern
Digital & Online
Cross-referencing the BJA affiliation online renewal with the BJA membership data-base.
Not having your CWO’s BJA membership number should not stop you from completing the online affiliation process & payment.A public list of Club CWOs.
BJA: Work in progressA public BJA coach registry.
BJA: Work in progress since early 2021
BJA CWO Website information page
For all CWO or Safeguarding enquiries please contact Keith Eldridge at keith.eldridge@britishjudo.org.uk
or Marina Dain at
marina.dain@britishjudo.org.uk
BJA SafeLandings Full Content:
Content:
LimCulture Report Reccomendation 20, [Medium Priority] in progress:
Develop a young person friendly version of the Safelandings Safeguarding Policy and Procedures
If you have any questions surrounding Safelandings or child protection in general, please contact Keith.eldridge@britishjudo.org.uk .
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