CDC Performance and Race Club UK
Whistleblowing Policy

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Safeguarding children and adults at risk requires everyone to be committed to the highest possible standards of openness, integrity and accountability. As a Snowsport England (SE) affiliated club, we are committed to encouraging and maintaining a culture where people feel able to raise a genuine safeguarding concern and are confident that it will be taken seriously.

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What is whistleblowing?

In the context of safeguarding, “whistleblowing” is when someone raises a concern about the

well-being of a child or an adult at risk.

A whistle blower may be:

• an athlete

• a volunteer

• a coach

• other member of staff

• an official

• a parent

• a member of the public

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How to raise a concern about a child or an adult at risk at the club:

If a child or an adult at risk is in immediate danger or risk of harm, the police should be contacted by calling 999.  Where a child or an adult at risk is not in immediate danger, any concerns about their wellbeing should be made without delay to the Club Welfare Officer. The Club Welfare Officer will pass the details of the concern on to the SE Safeguarding Lead at the earliest opportunity and the relevant local authority and the police will be contacted, where appropriate. The Club Welfare Officer can be contacted at sally.cdcperformance@gmail.com.  If, however, the whistleblower does not feel comfortable raising a concern with the Club Welfare Officer, the whistleblower should contact the SE Safeguarding Lead directly, the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) or the NSPCC on 0808 800 5000. To report a concern directly to the SE Safeguarding Lead, go to https://www.snowsportengland.org.uk/safeguarding/ and click RAISE A SAFEGUARDING CONCERN or email welfare@snowsportengland.org.uk.

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Information to include when raising a concern

The whistleblower should provide as much information as possible regarding the incident or

circumstance which has given rise to the concern, including:

• their name and contact details (unless they wish to remain anonymous)

• names of individuals involved

• date, time and location of incident/circumstance

• whether any witnesses were present

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What happens next?

All concerns raised by a whistleblower about the well-being of a child or an adult at risk will be

taken seriously and every effort will be made to deal with each concern fairly, quickly and

proportionately.  If the whistleblower does not believe that the concern has been dealt with appropriately and wishes to speak to someone outside the club or the SE Safeguarding Team, the NSPCC Whistleblowing Advice Line should be contacted either by calling 0800 028 0285 or by emailing help@nspcc.org.uk.

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Support

The club will not tolerate any harassment, victimisation or unfair treatment of, and will take

appropriate action to protect, whistle blowers when they raise a concern in good faith. This policy aims to ensure protection from retaliation for whistleblowers. We will not attempt to identify authors of anonymous reports and will take reasonable precautions to avoid disclosing details that could lead to their identification.

Reviewed: Sept 2025
Next review due: June 2026