SAFEGUARDING

Southampton Football Club is committed to protecting all children, young people and vulnerable adults that are in our care or attending at our premises.  Providing a safe and positive environment for everyone involved in sport is a vital aspect of the Club.

The Club takes its responsibilities seriously in this area and we are committed to:

• Getting the right people involved through safe recruitment and training

• Creating a safe environment for all visitors, participants and staff

• Having and promoting clear systems to deal with any issues or concerns.

The Club has in place comprehensive safeguarding policies and procedures which meet the requirements of The Premier League Rules, The FA Safeguarding Children Rules and Government legislation to ensure the national standards for safeguarding are met and implemented throughout the Club.  Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and club personnel have a duty to safeguard the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. A full version of the club's Safeguarding policies can be downloaded here:

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If you have a concern about your own safety or the safety or welfare of a child or vulnerable adult who engage in Club activities you can speak to following people:

The person in charge of the activity who will refer on to a Safeguarding Officer

023 80 711965 (office)

07930399213   (mobile)

Academy - Ian Herding & Joe O'Reilly 023 80 427775

Saints Foundation – Tom Barrett 023 80 711950

Halo – 

Carol Trotter & Nigel Walsh 023 80 711901

Stewards – Beth Rowley 023 80 711901

Steve Axton 023 80 711901

If you are worried about the immediate safety or welfare of a child or vulnerable adult you can also contact:

The Police – dial 999 

The NSPCC Child Line – 08001111

Southampton Social Care Services - 02380 23 33 44