NURUS Ltd

CPP Explanation

 

25 January 2004

Gentlemen,

You may by now have attended and seen a presentation on child protection issues. The RFU has made significant progress in this area through the development of a child protection policy. This is part of the wider agenda on equity and ethics in sport being promoted by the Government.

The Norfolk Society fully supports the RFU initiative. 

The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) an executive agency of the Home Office has issued a Disclosure Application Form, to help employers and volunteering organisations make informed recruitment decisions and so protect vulnerable members of society.  By filling in this application form and participating in disclosure, you are contributing towards improving standards, both in our own environment and in society as a whole.

 

Initially, all referees will be required to complete a Disclosure Application Form, which will be sent to the Rugby Football Union.  This applies to refereeing at all levels of the game.  As minors are present within most Clubhouses and those to whom the legislation applies can play senior rugby there will be no distinction between those who just wish to referee adult rugby.   Refusal or failure to submit a completed form may result in that member not being appointed to matches.  This may sound more than a touch draconian, but please remember the intentions; the Society owes a duty of care for young people and has a responsibility to protect them from harm. 

The Society Management Committee have appointed Graham Cross as the Society Child Protection Officer. As you may know Graham is an experienced Justice of the Peace and has been trained in relevant issues. The Committee felt he was the ideal person to be a figurehead in such important issues.  He will be the contact point to liase with Twickenham in the event of positive checks and any new legislation that might affect Society policy.        

 

Some members for example, schoolteachers, police officers and those involved in social work will have filled in police check forms in the past.  Please note unless you have completed a form since September 2002 you will need to complete the form.   If you are in possession of an enhanced disclosure form issued since September 2002 you will need to produce the form at a regional meeting. 

.To complete the form you will need:

·         Details from your birth certificate

·         Your National Insurance number

·         Full postal addresses of homes where you’ve lived during the past five years

·         A preferred contact telephone number

·         You will also be asked to show certain original documents.  As a minimum requirement you will need to show your passport and photo driving licence, together with proof of current address, (recent utility bill, bank statement etc). 

 

A series of meetings will be held around the County for completion of the form, so please make every effort to attend one and bring with you all the necessary supporting documentation.  It is far more convenient for all concerned if the forms can be done ‘live’, a) so as to avoid sending important documents through the post, (photocopies are NOT acceptable), and b) a designated Society member must acknowledge sight of the supporting documents.

 

To assist you in successful and early completion of the form here are some instructions that are not mentioned in the Guidelines for Completion of the Form.

Section           B

13 Position applied for is         Volunteer Referee.

14 Organisation name is        Norfolk Referees’ Society.

15. Organisation address       Manor Farm, Roydon, Diss, IP22 5QS

 

Section E Additional information.       No longer requires completion.

Section F Referee details.                 No longer requires completion.

Section G Payment.                                      Leave blank.

DO NOT PUT A LINE THROUGH THESE PARTS OF THE FORM OR STATE ‘NOT APPLICABLE’

Section Y                               Leave blank.  This section completed at Twickenham.