Child Protection

Safety and Welfare

The safety and welfare of children attending any Bridge of Don A.S.C. event is very important to us.

If you have concerns about the welfare of a child or young person in swimming.

Swimline (0808 100 4001)  

SWIMLINE was launched over 9 years ago for swimmers to raise concerns about themselves or other young people in their club who they feel are not being treated properly by other club members, coaches or officers, who maybe feel bullied or made unhappy by the action of an adult or another young person. It is a freephone number that will not show on a phone bill.

When calling SWIMLINE you will get through to an answerphone where you will be asked to leave to a contact number and, if you wish, details of the concern. The ASA Child Protection Officer or a Swimline Counsellor will call you back, listen to your concerns and discuss and agree a way forward with you. If you need to speak to someone immediately you can hold rather than leave a message and you will be put through to an NSPCC CHILDLINE counsellor.

If you are a child or young person and you want to talk to someone about a problem or worry.

ChildLine (0800 1111)

You can contact ChildLine about anything - no problem is too big or too small.

If you are feeling scared or out of control or just want to talk to someone you can contact ChildLine.  

Some of the things that you might want to contact us about are feeling lonely or unloved, worries about the future, problems about school, bullying, drugs, pregnancy, HIV and AIDS, physical and sexual abuse, running away and concerns about parents, brothers, sisters and friends, and crimes against you.

No Mobile Phones or Cameras

As part of our commitment to child protection we prohibit the use of all photographic or video recording equipment without prior permission being obtained.

Since almost all mobile phones now include some form of camera we cannot allow mobile phones to be used around the pool, this includes for texting.

If you wish to make a call or send a text please leave the pool area before doing so.

Thanks everyone for your understanding.

Child Protection Officer

Bridge of Don A.S.C. has a child protection officer who serves a point of contact for anyone involved with the club who has concerns about a child's welfare.

They also work to ensure our compliance with the relevant laws surrounding child protection. If you have queries relating to child protection policy at Bridge of Don A.S.C. please email childprotectionofficer@bodasc.co.uk