Gloucestershire LTA Safeguarding
The County Safeguarding Officer is responsible for assisting the LTA Safeguarding Team in promoting and embedding a culture of safeguarding, diversity and inclusion in Gloucestershire. They will assist in supporting registered venues to put in place procedures to safeguard children (U18) and adults, and they will engage with venue Welfare Officers.
County Safeguarding and Welfare Officer: Nick Watkins
Email: safeguarding@gloucestershiretennis.co.uk
Deputy County Safeguarding Officer: Darren Morris
Email: darren.morris@eastglos.co.uk
Reporting a Concern
To report a safeguarding concern please use the form at this link.
If you have a general safeguarding query, or would like advice about safeguarding, please contact the county safeguarding officer, or the LTA by email at safeguarding@lta.org.uk
In an emergency and/or if you are concerned that someone is at immediate risk of harm, please call the police without delay on 999.
For more information about safeguarding, please visit the following links:
Safeguarding Policies
Please download the documents below to find out more about safeguarding policies and procedures within Gloucestershire LTA.
Gloucestershire Tennis Safeguarding Policy Statement
Gloucestershire Tennis Safeguarding Policy
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Policy
Online Safety and Communication Policy
Photography and Filming Policy
Gloucestershire Tennis Safe recruitment policy
LTA Transgender & Non-Binary Policy - click here for further information
LTA 2024-26 Safeguarding Strategy
The LTA 2024-26 Safeguarding Strategy, builds on the previous strategy and challenges to go further, covering six key areas, including but not limited to enhanced training, increased awareness and stronger case management procedures.
More details and a summary of the strategy can be viewed by clicking here.
Further information about Safeguarding in Tennis and reporting a concern
https://www.lta.org.uk/about-us/safeguarding-protection/
LTA Safe to Play Campaign
Check out information about the LTA's Safe to Play campaign here.
The campaign is aimed at ensuring everyone in tennis is able to keep children and themselves safe from harm.
Digital ID Verification for DBS checks (2024)
A new verification service for DBS checks called Digital ID is now available to use.
Digital ID will allow applicants to verify their ID documents using their smartphone, tablet, or PC and avoid having to travel to the Post Office or an ID Checker in their tennis venue/county. At £4.80 it is also more cost effective than post office verification (£8.22).
To use Digital ID, applicants need to either have a chip-enabled Passport or a Biometric Resident Permit (BRP), and either a Driving License or National ID card.
Applicants will be asked a series of questions to determine if they are eligible to use Digital ID and if they wish to proceed with that service or use one of the alternatives (Post Office or LTA ID Checker).
Your essential guide to criminal record checks for a variety of different roles in tennis and padel can be found on the LTA website.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to send us a message here.
