Kelso Hockey Club values the involvement of children in sport and is committed to ensuring all children have fun and stay safe whilst participating in hockey.

All our coaches are PVG checked and regularly attend child welfare and safeguarding courses.
Our Child Protection Officers, Claire Ogilvie and Mary Weir can be contacted on the following numbers or email addresses to discuss any issues members may have.

Claire Ogilvie – 07759 537181 or claireogilvie1@gmail.com
Mary Weir - 07809 362330 or maryweir@btinternet.com
Alternatively, these can be brought to the attention of Ginny Stewart.

We are committed to ensuring all our coaches’ first aid qualifications are kept up to date.

Responsibilities - The club will:

• Promote the health and welfare of children and vulnerable adults by providing
opportunities for them to take part in Hockey safely.
• Respect and promote the rights, wishes and feelings of children and vulnerable
adults.
• Promote and implement appropriate procedures to safeguard the wellbeing of the
children and vulnerable adults and protect them from abuse.
• Recruit, train, support and supervise its members to adopt best practice to safeguard
and protect children and vulnerable adults from abuse and minimise risk to
themselves.
• Ensure that coaches/helpers are disclosed.