{"id":12812,"date":"2023-02-04T14:57:29","date_gmt":"2023-02-04T14:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghanabadminton.org\/?page_id=12812"},"modified":"2026-01-25T21:42:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T21:42:04","slug":"safeguarding-guidelines-policies-and-procedures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ghanabadminton.org\/ghanabadminton.org_BACKUP\/safeguarding-guidelines-policies-and-procedures\/","title":{"rendered":"Safeguarding Guidelines, policies and procedures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/<br \/>\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Safeguarding guidelines, policies and procedures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Information on our Guidelines, policies and procedures<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guidelines, policies and procedures (Updated February 2024):<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ghana Badminton provides a series of tools for clubs, coaches, referees, players, volunteers and parents from grassroots to elite Badminton to ensure a safe, positive environment in which to enjoy the game where every individual is respected, valued and has the right to be protected from any form of abuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These tools include agreed codes of conduct, which have been proven through research to be a significant deterrent to poor behaviour. Any breaches of these codes, including all complaints and allegations, will be acted upon in accordance with the Ghana Badminton Disciplinary Regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/ghanabadminton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Ghana-Badminton-Child-Protection-Policy-Template.pdf\"><br>Ghana Badminton-Child-Protection-Policy<br><\/a><a role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/ghanabadminton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Badminton-Safeguarding-procedures-Amended-Dec19.pdf\">Badminton Safeguarding-procedures<br><\/a><a role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/ghanabadminton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Ghana-Badminton-Disclosure-of-information-flowchart-1.pdf\">Ghana Badminton-Disclosure-of-information-flowchart<br><\/a><a role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/ghanabadminton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Ghana-Badminton-Changing-Room-Guidelines-for-Clubs.pdf\">Ghana Badminton-Changing-Room-Guidelines-for-Clubs<br><\/a><a 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href=\"https:\/\/ghanabadminton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Ghana-Badminton-Club-Welfare-Officer-Handbook-1.pdf\">Ghana Badminton-Club-Welfare-Officer-Handbook<br><\/a><a role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/ghanabadminton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Ghana-Badminton-Safeguarding-Referral-Form.doc\">Ghana Badminton-Safeguarding-Referral-Form<br><\/a><a role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/ghanabadminton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Ghana-Badminton-Hiring-Transport.pdf\">Ghana Badminton-Hiring-Transport<br><\/a><a role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/ghanabadminton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Ghana-Badminton-Managing-Challenging-Behaviour.pdf\">Ghana Badminton-Managing-Challenging-Behaviour<br><\/a><a role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/ghanabadminton.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Ghana-Badminton-Children-and-Young-Persons-Charter.pdf\">Ghana Badminton-Children-and-Young-Persons-Charter<br><\/a><a role=\"button\" 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