junior flyers and the law 2008

[blackjack]

I would like to point out to all club members as from next year all hobby and sports clubs will be subject to the safeguarding vulerable groups act. This means all clubs with junior members MUST appoint a child welfare officer who MUST be trained for the role any person working directly with the junior members must have a CRB check and Must complete a forms on why they want to work with childrenand provide 2 written references. If you do not conform its a £5000 fine this is not rumour these are facts a number of rugby ,climbing and model aircraft and boat clubs locally will now not allow junior members unless a parent is present at all times and others will not allow junior members at all as nobody is will to become a child welfare officer and allow CRB checks as a number of mistakes have been made.

I think this could really affect pigeon and cage bird clubs as well i have checked with the local police and it is true.

[sapper756]

We had to do this prior to applying for a grant from awards for all. I am the named responsible person for our club Due to my work in socialwork, I have a current enhanced disclosure for criminal convictions. So my club are up to date.

[blackjack]

Nobody in our club is willing to be a child welfare officer with that we will not have junior members this has happened to 2 local cage bird clubs the same 6 junior members have had to leave nobody was willing to take the responsibility. It is the wifes of the members who will not allow spouses to take these roles on for fear of litigation.Sapper do you think this will happen in other places fear of the litigation angle and wife power this is a serious point and do clubs know about this ?.

[Guest]

Wondered if you have any guidelines on this legislation that you can point members to?

 

Looked briefly at the Act, and there doesn't appear to be the usual preamble that tells you what it applies to and what it is intended to do.

 

The controlled activities also appear to be 'the establishment functions' e.g. carried out by NHS, Social Work etc., rather than sports institutions, and in Scotland at least there has been legislation in place for many years [after the Thomas Hamilton mass murder of infants at Dunblane primary school] to stop persons of dubious character like him being allowed to run children's clubs.

 

Honestly don't know what to make of 2006 Act surely they are not trying to stop persons under 16 yo being a member of and mixing with adults at a pigeon club??? Just doesn't ring true for me.

 

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2006/20060047.htm

[blackjack]

Hello Bruno if you check an article written in the Times 02/04/07 and check a report by the Manifesto club you will see its not just about pigeon clubs. It concerns ALL hobby clubs which have junior membership check what has happened with model aircraft flying clubs were membership is now virtually none existant . I have also checked this with the local police and they have confirmed child welfare officers WILL be required if junior members are in a club. Im sorry Bruno its Fact check for yourself..Stephen

[Guest Greig the doo Drysdale]

We had to do this prior to applying for a grant from awards for all. I am the named responsible person for our club Due to my work in socialwork, I have a current enhanced disclosure for criminal convictions. So my club are up to date.

 

snap sapper I have the enhanced disclosure as I am a taxi driver