Child Protection Policy

Contact information Call us on 028 9027 0470 or email play@belfastcity.gov.uk You can also write to us at: Community Services, Cecil Ward Building, 4-10 Linenhall Street, Belfast, BT2 8BP

We are committed to making sure children and vulnerable adults are protected and kept safe from harm, and have a responsibility to develop awareness of any issues that may cause children harm and to provide a safe environment for children in all our facilities.

This commitment is included in our Child Protection Policy. It outlines:

how we plan to keep children safe
how we raise awareness of child protection issues
how we share information with relevant organisations
our code of behaviour for council employees
the training we provide for council staff and volunteers.

Download our Child Protection Policy (PDF - 451KB)

Information about our Child Protection Policy is available from all our facilities.

As part of our commitment in this area, we also deliver Keeping Safe training by accredited child protection trainers to all staff who work with children and young people.
We have also introduced a new programme, Leisurewatch, to help our frontline staff identify, assess and manage sex offender risk.

Provided through the Derwent Initiative, it helps raise awareness amongst staff of adults who may potentially use public facilities, such as leisure and community centres, to gain access to children and young people.

More information about the programme is available from the Derwent Initiative website