[modeleng] Re: police checks

  • From: "I.D.PRIEST." <idpriest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 23:38:47 +0100

Here, here

Regards IDP

"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving
safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in
sideways, Champagne in one hand - strawberries in the other,
body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming WOO HOO - What a
Ride!"

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Browning" <jgb7573@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 6:00 PM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: police checks


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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