Safeguarding Policy 

Hawkhill Harriers Athletic Club is committed to ensuring that all members can participate in club activities in an enjoyable and safe environment. The club adopts safeguarding practice that reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with the best practice and Scottish Athletics principles.

All children and adults are entitled to a duty of care and to be protected from abuse. 

The Club’s Welfare Officer is Nigel Reynolds.

The full Scottish Athletics policy, including the roles and responsibilities of the Welfare Officer can be found here.

Further information can be found on the NSPCC Child Protection in Sport website.

Report an incident

To report a welfare related incident please contact Nigel at DHH Coaches – Dundee Hawkhill Harriers.

Codes of Conduct

We believe that all athletes at the club should be treated equally and fairly and should know what is expected of them and what to expect from the club, coaches and everyone associated with the Club.

To support and promote these aims the Club has adopted a number of codes of conduct which will apply across all club activities – these all follow guidance from UKA/SA.

Mental Health

Dundee Hawkhill Harriers fully supports the Scottish Athletics Mental Health approach and aims to foster an environment where people feel able to discuss issues in confidence and are aware of where they can go to get help, both within and outside the sport.

Anti–Bullying Policy

We are committed to providing a caring, friendly and safe environment for all of our members, so they can participate in a relaxed and secure atmosphere. Bullying of any kind is unacceptable at our club. Any acts of bullying should be reported to the club welfare officer or any committee member.

Social Media Policy

Social media are a common means of communication and self-expression.

It’s essential that volunteers, members and players make informed decisions about how they use the internet, mobile phone and email communications to protect our club and our people.

The club follows Scottish Athletics policy. 

 

Photographic and Video Policy

Dundee Hawkhill Harriers is committed to providing a safe environment for children/young people under the age of 18 to participate in athletics. Essential to this commitment, is to ensure that all necessary steps are taken to protect children/young people from the inappropriate use of photographic images.

View the full policy. 

Anyone behaving in a way which could reasonably be viewed as inappropriate in relation to filming or photographing should be reported to the Club Welfare Officer, or the police.