In this club, safeguarding is everyone’s
responsibility, and we know that inaction is not an
option. If anyone is worried about a child, they must
report their concerns to our CWO (Youth Teams).

Our CWO will manage low-level concerns
and where necessary seek advice from the
MFA DSO.

• Our CWO will make referrals about more serious
concerns to the MFA DSO, or in an emergency
contact the Police or Children’s Social Care. We
will ensure that if the child needs immediate
medical treatment that we take them to a
hospital or call an ambulance and tell them it is
a child protection concern.

• Our CWO will keep records of the actions taken
and keep the MFA DSO informed.

If at any time our CWO is not available, or the matter
is clearly serious, all our members must be aware
that they can:

• Contact the MFA DSO directly;

• Contact The FA’s Safeguarding Team via
Safeguarding@TheFA.com;

• Contact the Police or Children’s Social Care;
and/or

• Call the NSPCC Helpline (Monday to Friday
8am-10pm or 9am-6pm at the weekends) for
advice on 0808 800 5000 or text 88858 or
email help@nspcc.org.uk.

Whistleblowing
Heston Football Club supports The FA’s Whistle Blowing
policy (as described in this paragraph) which requires
any adult or young person with concerns about an
adult in a position of trust within football to ‘whistle
blow’ by contacting The FA Safeguarding Team by
writing to The FA Case Manager at The Football
Association, Wembley Stadium, PO Box 1966,
London SW1P 9EQ, by emailing Safeguarding@
TheFA.com or alternatively by going direct to the
Police, Children’s Social Care or the NSPCC. We
encourage everyone to know about The FA’s Whistle-
Blowing Policy and to use it when necessary.

Our Commitment
As an England Football Accredited Club, our
Committee understands and accepts the collective
responsibility to adhere to our safeguarding
children policy and procedures and to ensure that
safeguarding is always an agenda item at our
committee meetings. We commit to proactively
sharing our policy, procedures and CWO contact
details with our members.