British Cycling has a fundamental commitment to safeguard and protect children in cycling. With our partners, we are working to improve polices, procedures, and practices to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience of children and young people in cycling.
Allegations of poor practice, drug use, equality issues and possible child abuse should be reported to the Lead Child Protection Officer(LCPO) or deputy LCPO
Contact:
LCPO Alison Dugdale (Human Resources Manager)
Telephone 0161 274 2033
Mobile 07930 229 993
Email: alisondugdale@britishcycling.org.uk
Deputy LCPO Brian Barton (Compliance Officer)
Telephone 0161 274 2041
Mobile 07932 009 601
Email: brianbarton@britishcycling.org.uk
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Club Welfare Officers
All clubs are encouraged to recruit one or ideally two interested volunteers to take on this challenging but rewarding role. Training is available for these volunteers to help them be the local link in the chain that safeguards young people.
For more information please contact our Club Development section.
Telephone: 0161 274 2070
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Trips, visits, and training camps with children and young people.
After much publicised cases where trips with children have gone wrong everyone likes advice to minimise the risks.
Two very good guidance documents are:
SafeSportsAway – a joint ASA and NSPCC document - Click here to download
And for people organising major youth events:
Event Planner – an NSPCC document - Click here to download
Safe Sports Events: Link
