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THE ROYAL BURGH OF INVERKEITHING PIPE BAND

CHILD PROTECTION POLICY

The Royal Burgh of Inverkeithing Pipe Band is fully committed to safeguarding the welfare of all children and young people whilst they are members of our band. It recognises its responsibility to take all reasonable steps to promote safe practice and in order to achieve this we will ensure that our volunteer tutors are carefully selected, screened, trained and supervised.

All children regardless of age, culture, disability, gender, sexuality or religion have equal rights to protection from harm, abuse or exploitation and The Royal Burgh of Inverkeithing Pipe Band acknowledges that the welfare of children and young people is paramount.

Under the Protection of Children (Scotland) Act (POCSA) 2003, we are under a legal obligation to:

Not knowingly appoint an individual to a childcare position who is fully listed as an offender.
Remove an individual from a childcare position who is fully listed.
Refer an individual to the Disqualified from Working with Children List (DWCL) if grounds

exist

SCOPE

This Policy applies to all Ordinary and Temporary Members of The Royal Burgh of Inverkeithing Pipe Band. A child is defined as a person under the age of 18.

GOOD PRACTICE

All adults associated with The Royal Burgh of Inverkeithing Pipe Band should be encouraged to demonstrate exemplary behaviour in order to protect themselves from false allegations. The following are common sense examples of how to create a positive culture and climate.
- Always work in an open environment. Avoid private or unobserved situations and encourage open communication.
- Treat all children and young people with respect and dignity.
- Always put the welfare of each young person first.
- Give enthusiastic and constructive feedback rather than negative criticism.
- Secure parental consent in writing to act in loco parentis, if the need arises to
  
  administer emergency first aid and/or other medical treatment.
- Secure parental consent in writing for the child or young person to be included in any band
  
  photographs or other publicity material.
- Keep a written record of any injury that occurs, along with the details of any treatment
  
  given.
- Request written parental consent if band members are required to transport
  
  children in their cars.
  
  The following practices should be avoided except in emergencies.
  - Spending excessive amounts of time alone with children away from others.
  - Taking or dropping off a child to an event or rehearsal.
    
    If health issues arise while a young person is participating during tuition or in a Pipe Band event, the Pipe Band is responsible for initiating the proper care. If medical attention or hospital care is needed, the young person’s own parents/carers must be contacted to inform them of the situation as soon as possible.
    
    Royal Burgh of Inverkeithing Pipe Band - Child Protection Policy Issue 1.0 10 October 201130 September 2011

The following practices should never be sanctioned.

Engaging in rough physical or sexually provocative games, including horseplay.
Allowing or engaging in any form of inappropriate touching.
Allowing children to use inappropriate language unchallenged.
Making over familiar or sexually suggestive comments to a child, even in fun.
Reducing a child to tears as a form of control.
Allowing allegations made by a child to go unchallenged, unrecorded or not acted upon.
Do things of a personal nature that young people can do for themselves.
Enter changing rooms that are assigned to the opposite sex unless there is an emergency.

RECRUITMENT OF ADULT MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS

The Royal Burgh of Inverkeithing Pipe Band recognises that anyone may have the potential to abuse children in some way and that all reasonable steps are taken to ensure unsuitable people are prevented from working with children.

RESPONDING TO ALLEGATIONS OR SUSPICIONS

It is not the responsibility of anyone working in The Royal Burgh of Inverkeithing Pipe Band to decide whether or not child abuse has taken place. However, there is a responsibility to act on any concerns. The Royal Burgh of Inverkeithing Pipe Band will ensure all associated adults will REFER not INVESTIGATE any suspicions or allegations about abuse. All suspicions or allegations will be referred to Social Services and/or the Police.

CONFIDENTIALITY

Every effort should be made to ensure that confidentiality is maintained for all concerned. Information should be handled and disseminated on a need to know basis only.

This includes the following people:

The parents of the person who is alleged to have been abused
The person making the allegation
Social services/police
The alleged abuser (and parents if the alleged abuser is a child).

PHOTOGRAPHS AND FILMING

There is evidence that some people have used children’s activities as an opportunity to take inappropriate photographs or film footage. Therefore only appointed photographers / videographers will be present when promoting The Royal Burgh of Inverkeithing Pipe Band’s activities. Consent in writing from the parent/guardian will be sought before the child or young person is to be included in any band photographs or other publicity material.

The Royal Burgh of Inverkeithing Pipe Band reserves the right at all times to prohibit the use of photography, film or video at any event or activity with which it is associated and any concerns with photographers or video or film operators should be reported to The Royal Burgh of Inverkeithing Pipe Band’s committee and where relevant, the Police.

Royal Burgh of Inverkeithing Pipe Band - Child Protection Policy Issue 1.0 10 October 201130 September 2011