Parents shout from the sidelines.

Parents Zone

Everyone involved in football has a part to play to ensure children can play in a safe and enjoyable environment.

Kent FA, club committees, designated safeguarding officers, coaches, referees and parents/carers – all are key to ensuring football has effective safeguards in place.

What can parents expect?

All affiliated clubs must have a Safeguarding Children Policy and a Club Welfare Officer (CWO) who has been DBS-checked and safeguarding-trained. The Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer and CWO must have completed our free ‘Safeguarding for Committee Members’ course. All coaches must be named against the team they're involved with on our system, must be DBS-checked and safeguarding-trained.  

What can parents do?

Firstly, it’s important to know who’s helping your child play football, understanding what’s expected of your child and how you and their coaches are expected to behave.  A well-run club will be happy to share how they organise things, so go ahead and ask, check out the club’s website and social media pages (if they have them) as these will also give you some insights to the club.



As a guide, here are the questions you should ask before you register your child with a club

Get In Touch

Lucy Kidd

Head of Safeguarding

Laura Hawkins and Sara Quinlan

Designated Safeguarding Assistants

Safeguarding@KentFA.com

01622 792140 (9am - 5pm Monday - Friday)

If a child is in immediate danger, please contact the police.

For guidance related to a safeguarding concern outside of office hours, please email Safeguarding@KentFA.com or call NSPCC 24/7 on 0808 800 5000

Parents shout from the sidelines.

Parent and Carer Guide

respect barrier

Respect

Person uses a smartphone and laptop.

Online Safety

Two players from the England Cerebral Palsy team

Player Pathways Guidance for Parents & Carers

safeguarding

safeguarding for parents and carers

Helping parents make an informed choice about the football setting they enrol their children in.

Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility – but are you clear about the vital role you can play?