Applied to the Sports Sector, in Particular to Five-A-Side Football Teams
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“SAFE POLICY” MODEL Applied to the sports sector, in particular to five-a-side football Teams 1 Project acronym : SAFE Title : Safe and Accountable Futsal Environment for children Grant Agreement number : 856831 Deliverable n° 2.4 SAFE POLICY MODEL Description: the document contains "SAFE –POLICY MODEL", that aims at developing, designing and testing an innovative Model of Child (6-18) Protection Policy applied to Futsal Clubs’ environment, and at forming their staff members. A specific section will be dedicated to rules for intellectual-disabled children. Language: English Lead partner for deliverable: LAZIOcrea S.p.A. Due date of Deliverable: 31/12/2020 Actual submission date: 21/09/2020 Revision: Version 1.0 Dissemination level: Confidential Authors: Eleonora Zampetti, Andrea Valerio Chentrens, LAZIOcrea S.p.A.’s EU Funds Area, Experts Team SAFE partnership LAZIOcrea S.p.A. (Lead partner) Italy Regione Lazio Italy Acknowledgement : SAFE is a Rights, Equality and Citizenship (REC) project funded by the European Commission under Grant Agreement no. 856831. Disclaimer : The views and opinions expressed in this publication are the sole responsibility of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission 2 Table of contents Executive summary…………………………………………………………………………………………………..…6 Introduction to SAFE Project……………………………………………………………………………………… 7 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………….8 Problems’s analysis……………………………………………………………………………………………….…….9 Regulations…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……9 Scientific background .......................................................................................................................... 14 “SAFE-Policy” Model structure…………………………………………………………………………………..17 Nomenclature……………………………………………………………………………………………………………19 CHAPTER 1 - POLICY ....................................................................................................................... 22 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 22 1.1 Policy Statement: commitments and values of the Five a Side Football .................... 22 1.2 What is the problem you are trying to address? ................................................................. 23 1.3 Risks and psychological consequences in victims of abuse and harassment ........... 24 1.4 What are you intending to do about it? .................................................................................. 24 Elaboration and development of the SAFE Policy Model Code based on the Community guidelines Keeping Children Safe .................................................................................................... 24 1.5 Ethical principles of the SAFE model. ..................................................................................... 26 1.5.1 Principle to be followed by key personnel………………..……………….…….…………... 27 CHAPTER 2 - PEOPLE ..................................................................................................................... 30 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 30 2.1– Identification of key personnel ............................................................................................... 30 2.1.1 Amateur Sport Association…….....…………......……….………………………………….......… 30 2.1.2 ART.1 Association Bodies……...……...…………………………………………………………...... 30 2.1.3 ART.2 The Assemblies of associates…....…………………………..………………………..…. 30 2.1.4 ART.3 The President….…….…………………….……………………………………………..……... 31 2.1.5 ART.4 The Board of Directors…..……………………………………........................................31 2.1.6 ART.5 The Board of Auditors..………….………………………………………………………….....32 2.1.7 ART.6 The Sport Manager……………………………………………………………………………....32 2.1.8 ART.7 The Secretary…………………………..…………………………………………………………..32 2.1.9 ART. 8 The Coach……………………………………..……………………………………………….…….33 2.1.10 ART. 9 Responsible for the youth sector…………………………………………..................33 2.1.11 ART.10 Responsible for the Safety of the Children….………………………………….…33 2.1.12 ART.11 Action……………………………………………………………………………………….………34 2.2 – Code of conduct for staff members, parents and children……………………………….…. .34 3 2.2.1 Code of conduct for staff Members…………………………………………………………………36 2.2.2 Code of Conduct for Parents .............................................................................................. 38 2.2.3 Minors Code of Conduct ....................................................................................................... 39 CHAPTER 3– Procedures ............................................................................................ 44 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 44 3.1 Scope of the procedure ........................................................................................................................... 44 3.1.1 ART. 1 – Who to address the procedure .......................................................................... 45 3.1.2 ART. 2 – Guiding pronciples ................................................................................................. 45 3.1.3 ART.3 – Training…...…..……………………………………………………….……………………….... 46 3.1.4 ART.4 – Dissemination and awareness ........................................................................... 46 3.1.5 ART. 5 – Forbidden conducts .............................................................................................. 47 3.1.6 ART. 6 – Risk prevention ....................................................................................................... 47 3.1.7 ART. 7- Strategies to prevent/minimize risks .............................................................. 47 3.1.8 ART. 8 – SAFE Recruitment procedure- Criminal Record Certificate .................... 48 3.1.9 ART. 9 – Information and consents ............................................................................................ 49 3.2 Procedure within the Sport Association ........................................................................................ 49 3.2.1 ART. 1 - Report .......................................................................................................................... 49 3.2.2 ART. 2 – General Procedure ................................................................................................. 49 3.2.3 ART. 3 – Report modes ........................................................................................................... 50 3.2.4 ART. 4 – Methods of dealing with abuse .......................................................................... 50 Case ............................................................................................................................................................... 51 3.3 State Legal Order .......................................................................................................................... 52 3.3.1 Legal definitions relating to Children’s Justice ............................................................ 52 3.3.2 Institutions of the State Legal System involved ........................................................... 53 3.3.3 Repression ................................................................................................................................ 54 3.4 Sport Legal System ...................................................................................................................... 54 3.4.1 The Italian Football Federation ......................................................................................... 54 3.4.2 The National Amateurs League .......................................................................................... 55 3.4.3 Sport Justice System .............................................................................................................. 55 3.4.4 Sport Judges .............................................................................................................................. 56 3.4.5 Federal judges .......................................................................................................................... 56 3.4.6 Federal Prosecutor ................................................................................................................ 57 3.4.7 General Attorney and Sport’s Prosecutor Office ......................................................... 57 3.4.8 Board of Guarantee for Sport ............................................................................................. 58 3.5 Applicable legislation as regards health, safety and liability………………………… .……58 3.5.1 ART. 1 – Safety and regulations ......................................................................................... 58 4 3.5.2 ART. 2 – Risk assessment ...................................................................................................... 59 3.5.3 ART. 3 - Risk identification .................................................................................................. 59 3.5.4 ART. 4 – Assessment of the level of risk ........................................................................... 59 3.5.5 ART. 5 – Health protection in the Sport Association ................................................... 60 3.5.6 ART. 6 – Italian legislation on health