England Football’s safeguarding declaration for open-age football, adopted by Hull Sporting Club to ensure safeguarding responsibilities, welfare oversight, training compliance, and clear protection standards across adult football activity.
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Hull Sporting Club adopts and enforces England Football’s Safeguarding Declaration for Open-Age Football as part of its safeguarding responsibilities across adult football operations.
This framework sets out the club’s obligations relating to welfare officer appointments, safeguarding policy adoption, coaching and official registration, DBS compliance, mandatory safeguarding training, and safeguarding reporting procedures.
Where under-18 players are involved in open-age football activity, Hull Sporting Club applies the relevant child safeguarding protections in line with Football Association requirements.
The club is committed to maintaining a safe, accountable, and welfare-led environment for all participants, staff, volunteers, and officials involved in open-age football activity.