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If your organisation has never received a safeguarding concern, it can feel reassuring. After all, no reports must mean nothing is happening, right? Unfortunately, this assumption can be one of the greatest risks and a barrier to proper safeguarding within a sports setting.

Safeguarding should be visible in everyday behaviours, decision making and interactions, not just referenced when something goes wrong. Historically, a safeguarding policy has been seen as the final step in sports safeguarding, with many organisations still taking this view. However, for effective safeguarding, a policy has to be seen as just the first step.