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Child Welfare and Protection Committee Child Welfare & Protection Appeals Committee Child Welfare Training Committee National Children’s Office Designated Persons Club/County Children's Officer Club/County

GAA Child Welfare Training

Child Protection Awareness Course GAA/ISC

Designated Persons Training (GAA/ISC)

Children's Officer Training

Anti Bullying Training

Designated Person Training (GAA/ISC)

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We want our underage players to benefit

from and participate in our Gaelic

Games in a SAFE and ENJOYABLE

environment where our Games are

conducted in a spirit of

FAIR PLAY

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National Vetting Bureau (Children and

Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 Criminal Justice - Withholding of Information

on Offences Against Children & Vulnerable

Persons Act Children First Bill AccessNI – amendments Our Games - Our Code

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GAA national approach and strategy

GAA Code of Best Practice in Youth Sport

Joint Code of Behaviour

Training strategy

National Children's Office & services

Appointment of Children's Officers - Club and County

Appointment of Designated Persons – Club and County

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Children's Officer and a Designated Person at club/county

National Committee structures and supports

- Code of Best Practice & Joint Code of Behaviour

- Guidelines for dealing with allegations of abuse

- Child Welfare & Protection Committee

- Child Welfare & Protection Appeals Committee

Rule 1:13 re codes, child welfare and Code of Behaviour

Establishment of a National Children's Office

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Appoint Children's Officers & a Designated Persons at both Club and County level

Establish the roles and provide supports

CO & DP will replace any existing roles or title

Annual seminars/conferences to update and up-skill appointed officers

Provide a realistic time frame to deliver all

National Children’s Office as a support initiative

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Previous guidelines & reporting procedures required reviewing to fully comply with national guidelines/legislation

Legal review and views of statutory and sports bodies received by GAA

Guidelines act as an directive to all units of the GAA at local, county and national level

Compliant with legal requirements and national guidelines

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GAA Guidelines are Mandatory

Designated Person appointed at

Club and County level

Supported by national structures

Guidelines act as a directive

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Guidelines that are mandatory outlining the following:

How we may respond to and record disclosures

Reporting allegations or concerns

- To statutory authorities

- Within the Association

Interim action within the GAA

Endorsed by Irish Sports Council, HSE, NSPCC and our

own legal advice

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GAA Guidelines for Dealing with Allegations of Abuse

GAA Code of Best Practice (Ladies Football/Camogie)

Joint Code of Behaviour

Children First

Our Duty to Care

Legal and moral responsibilities

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What is required to be a Designated Person?

What makes a person suitable?

How should a Club and County choose their DP?

To whom are they answerable?

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Club and County Designated Person

Roles…………

Responsibilities……………….

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Receive allegations or concerns

Responding to disclosures

Recording

Reporting

Not reporting ….

Follow up …..

Who needs to know?

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Allegation of child abuse received by Club Designated Person

National Designated person reports to GAA Child Welfare and Protection Committee. Following consideration outcome communicated to alleged perpetrator, statutory

Authorities, Club and County Designated Persons and others as appropriate

Report to National Designated Person

Report to statutory authorities and to National Designated Person

Inform person against whom allegation has made and invoke debarment order

If not reported to Statutory Authority record

decision. Inform person who made allegation.

Monitor situation

Refer to Co Designated Person- Consult informally with statutory authorities and Provincial/National DP

Reasonable grounds for concern established

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Who can invoke a debarment order?

What does it mean and how can it be issued?

What is reasonable grounds for concern?

How do we contact the HSE or the Gardaí?

What if a ‘case’ is not referred to the authorities?

Do we deal differently with staff and volunteers?

What happens if a case is not proven?

What happens when a debarment order is lifted?

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