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Safeguarding Children - Club Welfare Officers

Safeguarding Children - Club Welfare Officers

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All clubs are encouraged to recruit one or ideally two interested volunteers to take on this challenging but rewarding role.

All affiliating clubs with any members under the age of 18 must have a fully compliant Club Welfare Officer (CWO) in place before affiliation will be approved.

Club Welfare Officers play a key role in maintaining British Cycling's high standards in relation to vulnerable groups participating in cycling; allowing piece of mind for participants, their families and cycling clubs by ensuring those working with young people and vulnerable adults are suitable to do so.

Full training and support is available for these volunteers to help them be the local link in the chain that safeguards young people and vulnerable adults.

For more information please download the quick guide to being a Club Welfare Officer:

Club Welfare Officer Guidance

All CWOs must have in place:

1. An in-date DBS certificate, completed with British Cycling (DBS checks are valid for 3 years from date of issue)

2. An in-date, approved, safeguarding qualification (Safeguarding qualification are valid for 3 years from date of completion)

Support for Club Welfare Officer

Safeguarding training: For initial or renewal training, CWO's will need to have completed the British Cycling Safe Wheel safeguarding course. As a pre-requisite for the course, attendees need to have completed the British Cycling Safeguarding Awareness Course. If you haven’t yet completed the course, we will provide you with complimentary access via email when you enrol on Safe Wheel. The Safeguarding course needs to be completed before you can be awarded your Safe Wheel certificate.

DBS check: There are associated risks in accepting a DBS obtained through another employer / deployer and there is no guarantee that the identity-checking guidelines were followed by the previous registered body. As we want to ensure that we have taken every step possible to mitigate any and all risks to our sport, British Cycling requires you to complete a DBS through us.

To complete a DBS check, as a new or renewing applicant, you must begin by completing this short screening questionnaire - British Cycling | Do you require a DBS. Upon completion, we will contact applicants with next steps.

Contact us

Should you have any queries about the process, accessing training, or what the role entails, please contact us via the contact details below.

Telephone: 0161 274 2002

E-mail: compliance@britishcycling.org.uk