[modeleng] Re: police checks
- From: "John Browning" <jgb7573@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 17:00:05 +0000
Don,
I think this a very reasonable approach, and proportionate to the risks
involved. Our club (Ickenham and District SME) is currently discussing a
documented child protection policy for use by the club. It is likely to take
a very similar approach.
Cheers,
John Browning
>From: Donkitson1@xxxxxxxxx this a Reply-To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [modeleng] Re: police checks
>Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 11:23:59 EDT
>
>At our Club BPMRS (Burnley and Pendle Miniature Railway Society) we have
>taken the decision that with regard to CRB checks we will not go down that
>road
>at this time, and unless it is forced upon us by our landlords (the local
>council) we will resist it in the future.
> This is based on the fact that we are not involved with children that
>are unsupervised by their responsible adult or parent, and on the odd
>occasion
>when a child wishes to be carried on the railway without any other
>passengers
>being on board the train, the train must not leave the station without a
>guard who must be a senior member.
> Any children that attend the club with a club member usually their
>parent/s or as in most cases Grandparent the Safety and Care of the child
>is the
>responsibility of that person. This does not however mean that we do not
>have
>a general duty of care to all our visitors and we accept that in full.
> As is probably the case now in most clubs where a large percentage of
>running time is devoted to Public Passenger Hauling, we have a system
>where on
>arrival at the track all members sign in on the running log there is also
>a
>column for visitors, and a section where any incidents are briefly
>reported.
> We have now commenced an approval scheme where all drivers, guards,
>station staff etc are approved for the various duties that they undertake
>and
>membership cards are endorsed as appropriate, this ensures that, for most
>of the
>time, we are all singing from the same hymn sheet and are aware of our
>responsibilites when dealing with the public in general.
> Each year before the commencement of the running season we carry out
>a
>risk assesment for all our activities and also during the year if any
>major
>changes take place.
> All this in the hope that we will be able to avoid any problems in the
>future by demonstrating that we have taken the trouble to be as responsible
> as
>possible. Whilst all of this might seem quite time consuming in truth it
>takes
>up very little of our time and gives peace of mind.
> I agree that we should not have to do all this but it is to protect
>the
>members and officers of the club that we carry out these practices.
>Best wishes to all.
>Don.
>
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