Use Of Changing Room Policy
The Weald Lawn Tennis & Squash Racquets Club (WLT&SRC) strives to ensure that all children (anyone under 18) are safeguarded from abuse and have an enjoyable tennis experience.
This policy applies to all staff, coaches, volunteers, players, parents/carers and any other individuals associated with WLT&SRC.
This document sets out the WLT&SRC policy for the acceptable use of our changing rooms.
- Groups of children will have sole use of changing rooms. This reduces any risks and potential vulnerability associated with mixing adults and children when changing and showering.
- If adults and children need to share our changing rooms, they will do so at different times.
- Under no circumstances will adult staff, coaches or volunteers change or shower at the same time as children using the changing rooms.
- Mixed gender groups of children will have access to separate changing rooms
- If we are made aware that a child or adult self-identifies as a gender that differs from the gender they were assigned at birth, we will work with them and their parents/carers (where it relates to a child) to make reasonable adjustments to changing arrangements to suit their needs (n.b. for more information on this please go to https://thecpsu.org.uk/help-advice/topics/lgbt-young-people-and-sport/)
- Mobile phones and other electronic devices must not be used in changing rooms.
- For younger groups of children, a DBS checked member of staff or volunteer will wait outside the changing rooms to allow children to call for assistance if required.