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March 12 2020

How to Investigate Safeguarding Concerns in Sport

Sport Resolutions will be hosting a seminar on how to investigate safeguarding concerns in sport on Thursday 12th March 2020 at 1 Salisbury Square in London. Former police officer and Sport Resolutions National Safeguarding Panel member Carol Chamberlain and Safeguarding Today’s director Jennie Smith will be delivering the seminar. The seminar is aiming to raise awareness and increase knowledge around safeguarding investigations in sport, with a particular focus on the interview techniques.

This will be a full day training which will take place between 10:00 and 16:30 at our offices in London. Buffet sandwich lunch and soft drinks will be provided on the day. 

Seminar outcomes:

At the end of the course the attendees will have learned more about:

  • Responding to initial complaints and concerns and making initial inquiries without prejudicing a subsequent investigation
  • Referring the matter to statutory services or instigating an independent investigation
  • Explaining what evidence and information may be gathered in order to assist in establishing the facts of an allegation
  • How witnesses are identified and the steps that should be taken before interviewing them
  • Sharing best practice for interviewing witnesses, in particular children
  • How police investigation and child protection enquires are conducted and how they link into sport
Programme/Agenda
StartEndDescriptionSponsor
09:4510:00

Registration

10:0011:30

The Process of Investigation

11:3011:45

Coffee Break

11:4513:30

What is Evidence?

13:0013:45

Lunch 

13:4515:00

Interviewing Witnesses, including Children

15:0015:15

Coffee Break

15:1516:15

Case Study

16:1516:30

Q&A

Carol Chamberlain

Carol ChamberlainSeminar Host

Carol retired as a senior police officer in 2008. Since that date she has acted as an independent safeguarding consultant within the sport sector. She was an inaugural member of the National Safeguarding Panel co-ordinated by Sport Resolutions.

Carol has been commissioned by many National Governing Body’s to undertake a variety of roles which include; conducting strategic level, whole sport safeguarding reviews, individual case investigations, the delivery of training, and acting as the safeguarding specialist member on disciplinary panels.

Carol is an independent member of the safeguarding Case Management Group at Badminton England and the Director of Governance on the Board of the Cheshire County Ladies Golf Association.

Jennie Smith

Jennie SmithBarrister

Criminal Barrister and Founder of Safeguarding Today, Jennie’s specialism has been child protection for the last 20 years, and sport safeguarding for the past four years.

Jennie and her team work at NGB and Professional Club level, providing training, Supervison and consultancy services. A recent winner in the North West Football Awards, Business and Professional Services Category, Safeguarding Today has placed Safeguarding at the heart of governance for sports, alongside Legal, IT, Finance and HR.