Report a Concern
Everyone has a duty to safeguard the welfare of children and other vulnerable people.
Dundee FC Community Trust has a number of people trained and ready to deal with matters of abuse, harassment or bullying involving vulnerable people.
If you have a concern about your own safety or the safety or welfare of a child or vulnerable adult in any aspect of their lives and they are involved in a Dundee FC Community Trust activity you can speak to the following people:
Send a confidential email to [email protected] or phone 07812 005318.
Dundee FC Community Trust (DFCCT) is fully committed to promoting, supporting and safeguarding the wellbeing of all children and vulnerable adults in its care. We recognise the child’s rights to protection as provided in Article 19 of the UNCRC: all forms of physical or mental violence, injury and abuse, neglect or negligent treatment, maltreatment or exploitation, including sexual abuse. ‘Child protection’ means protecting a child from child abuse or neglect, as stated within the National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland 2014.
Introduction
Dundee FC Community Trust (DFCCT) is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults participating in Trust activities. This policy reflects internal guidance indicating that safeguarding must cover all age groups when both adults and children access activities.
Definitions
Children: Under 18.
Vulnerable Adults: Adults who may be unable to protect themselves from harm due to disability, age, illness, or other vulnerabilities.
Policy Statement
DFCCT commits to creating a safe environment free from abuse, neglect, exploitation, and harm. All staff, volunteers, trustees, and partners must uphold safeguarding responsibilities.
Types of Abuse
Includes physical, emotional, sexual, financial, neglect, discriminatory, organisational, and online abuse.
Responsibilities
Organisation: Maintain safeguarding structures, ensure training, uphold reporting processes, ensure PVG checks.
Staff/Volunteers: Follow policy, report concerns, attend training.
Code of Conduct
Respect dignity, avoid one‑to‑one unsupervised situations where possible, maintain professional boundaries, use approved communication channels only.
Procedures
Responding to Disclosures: Listen, avoid judgement, explain duty to share information for safety, record facts, report to DSL.
Reporting Concerns: Report immediately to the Designated Safeguarding Lead.
Record Keeping: Secure, confidential, GDPR‑compliant.
Training
All staff/volunteers receive safeguarding training appropriate to their roles; refreshed regularly.
Risk Assessment
Risk assessments must explicitly consider children and vulnerable adults in all settings.
Safe Recruitment
Requires PVG checks, identity verification, reference checks, and safeguarding clauses in role descriptions.
Digital & Media Safety
No images or digital content of children/vulnerable adults without written consent and clear purpose.
Partnerships
External organisations must demonstrate safeguarding compliance before involvement in DFCCT activities.
Review
Policy reviewed annually or sooner if legislation, incidents, or guidance require.
