Stenhousemuir Football Club wants to promote a good atmosphere at all home matches and have an Unacceptable Conduct policy in place.   Stenhousemuir FC will not tolerate Unacceptable Conduct in any form and any individuals who are found to have engaged in Unacceptable Conduct may have action taken against them.  This may include the removal of season tickets and bans from stadia for a specified period/or other appropriate sanctions.   Unacceptable Conduct may also lead to criminal charges.

UNACCEPTABLE CONDUCT

• Unacceptable Conduct is conduct which is violent or disorderly.
• Violent conduct includes any actual, attempted or threatened physical violence against any person, or intentional damage to property.
• Disorderly Conduct includes:-
  • Conduct which stirs up/sustains, or is likely or designed to stir up/sustain hatred or ill will against or towards individuals or groups of people because of:
    • Colour, race, nationality, (including citizenship) or ethnic or national origin
    • Membership, or presumed membership, of a religious group or of a social cultural group with perceived religious affiliation
    • Sexual orientation
    • Transgender identity
    • Disability
    • Using threatening, abusive or insulting words or conduct
    • Displaying writing or an other thing which is threatening, abusive or insulting

NON COMPLIANCE

Stenhousemuir FC will take all reasonable practicable steps to deter and prevent individuals from engaging in Unacceptable Conduct.

Where incidents of Unacceptable Conduct are reported or detected Stewards will,  in the first instance, be tasked to take all reasonably practicable steps to properly deal with the situation and bring the matter to a satisfactory conclusion.

Where, for reasons determined by the Safety Officer it is not possible or practicable to directly intervene in an incident all reasonable steps will be taken to detect individuals engaged in unacceptable conduct.

This may include:

• Written information from Stewards
• Any information available from post match de-briefs
• An other source of information available

Where the incident of Unacceptable Conduct is not subject of a Police enquiry, the Club Secretary may, where required, carry out any further enquiry necessary to bring the matter to a conclusion.  This may involve preparing reports and making recommendations to the Board of Directors on any disciplinary action required to be taken against individuals and/or making recommendations within the the Club to reduce and eradicate Unacceptable Conduct.

CONCLUSION

The subject of Unacceptable Conduct is already under close scrutiny and the Club seeks the co-operation and support of all supporter in its efforts to reduce and eradicate such behaviour.

Stenhousemuir FC will not tolerate racist, sectarian, sexual or bigoted harassment or any other discriminatory behaviour, whether physical or verbal, and will work to ensure such actions are met with appropriate action in whatever context it occurs.

We are committed to challenging and dismantling all forms of discrimination by developing club practice that is sensitive to all and suitable for all, reflecting the fundamental quality and worth of everyone.

Child Protection Officers: Blair Cremin

Contact- 01324 562992

CHILD PROTECTION POLICY STATEMENT

Stenhousemuir Football Club is fully committed to promoting, supporting and safeguarding the wellbeing of all children in its care. We recognise the child’s rights to protection as provided in Article 19 of the UNCRC: all forms of physical or mental violence, injury and abuse, neglect or negligent treatment, maltreatment or exploitation, including sexual abuse.  ‘Child protection’ means protecting a child from child abuse or neglect, as stated within the National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland 2014. 

For the purposes of this policy a child is recognised as someone under the age of 18 years.  This policy applies to all children regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, race, religion, socio-economic status or family circumstance.

Stenhousemuir Football Club will:

• Respect the rights of children as paramount.
• Promote the rights and wellbeing of children by providing opportunities for them to take part in football safely.
• Promote and implement appropriate procedures to safeguard the wellbeing of children and protect them from abuse, ensuring they know what to do and who they can speak to if they need help.
• Require members of staff and volunteers to adopt and abide by this policy and sign up to the Code of Conduct for Safeguarding Children’s Wellbeing.
• Safely recruit and select individuals who will be working with children to ensure appropriate measures have been taken and risk assessed when needed.
• Train, support and supervise its members of staff and volunteers to adopt best practice to safeguard and protect children from abuse and to reduce risks.
• Respond to any allegations of poor practice, misconduct or abuse of children in line with procedures as well as implementing, where appropriate, the relevant disciplinary and appeals procedures.
• Observe guidelines issued by local Child Protection Committees for the protection of children.
• Regularly monitor and evaluate the implementation of this policy, these procedures and associated safeguards and include children’s views in this process.

Review

This policy and associated procedures will be regularly reviewed and will include children’s participation and feedback on the content and actual experience of implementation as part of the review:

• In accordance with changes in legislation and guidance on the protection and safeguarding of children or following any changes within Stenhousemuir Football Club
• Following any issue or concern raised about the protection and safeguarding of children within Stenhousemuir Football Club].
• In all other circumstances, at least every three years.