Welsh Lawn Bowls (WLB) adopt the following Bowls Wales policies that are linked below to the WLB website:

• BowlsWales Introduction – Statement & contact information
• Bowls Wales Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy
• BowlsWales Safeguarding Adults in Sport Policy
• BowlsWales Whistleblowing policy
• BowlsWales Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Process
• BowlsWales Transporting Children & Young People guidelines
• BowlsWales Supervision of Children & Young People guidelines
• BowlsWales Travelling & Staying away guidelines
• E-Communication policy
• BowlsWales safer recruitment for clubs (Equality Policy)
• Photographic and video permission form
• Physical Contact guidelines – Children & Young People
• Code of conduct template for volunteers, parents, & young children
• BowlsWales Under 18 Guidance
• BowlsWales supervising children in bowls

Any Safeguarding issues or concerns should be reported to the Secretary, Welsh Lawn Bowls (secretary@welshbowls.co.uk) who will log the incident and refer it to the Bowls Wales Safeguarding Manager for further investigation.

In addition, the following links may be useful:-

• Ann Craft Trust – Safeguarding procedures in Wales
• Ann Craft Trust – Safeguarding Adults in Sport and Activity Advice training
• Disclosure and Barring Service

If you have any queries please feel free to contact Laura Whapham (details below).

Laura Whapham 
Child Protection in Sport Senior Consultant (Wales) 

Uwch Ymgynghorydd Amddiffyn Plant mewn Chwaraeon (Cymru) 

Child Protection in Sport Unit /Uned Amddiffyn Plant mewn Chwaraeon