ENGLISH GOLF UNION CONSULT CLUB REPRESENTATIVES ON CHILD
PROTECTION
The Children in Golf Strategy Group (CiG), of which the English
Golf Union is a member, recently produced a Policy and Resource
Pack to help clubs, coaches, parents and other parties working
with youngsters in golf address the important issue of child
protection.
The EGU have announced that they will be setting up a focus
group to review the feedback it has received from Clubs and
County Unions regarding the Resource Pack. The focus group’s
findings will then be submitted to the CiG in due course.
The Resource Pack’s aim is to provide a reference for
golf at a grass roots level to ensure that children and youngsters
who play the game are protected and that the adult, be they
club staff or volunteers, is aware of, and thereby themselves
protected from, situations and practices that are unsound.
The subject of child protection and its implications continue
to evolve and the Resource Pack was always going to attract
feedback.
The EGU have invited a number of volunteers and club staff
who expressed initial concerns to join members of the EGU
Junior Committee to participate in the focus group.
The first meeting of the focus group is planned to take place
in October.
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