Club Policies
Welcome to the Policies section of the Gainsborough Trinity Football Club website. As a club, we are dedicated to fostering a safe, inclusive, and enjoyable environment for everyone involved, regardless of whether you're a player, fan or staff member. Here, you'll find detailed information on our key policies, including our code of conduct, anti-discrimination efforts, health and safety protocols, and data privacy practices. These policies reflect our commitment to maintaining the highest standards both on and off the pitch. We encourage you to familiarise yourself with these guidelines to help us uphold the values that make Gainsborough Trinity a respected and welcoming community club.
Anti-Bullying
Gainsborough Trinity Football Club Football Club are committed to providing a caring, friendly, and safe environment for all our members so they can participate in football in a relaxed and secure atmosphere. Bullying of any kind is unacceptable at our club. If bullying does occur, all club members or parents should be able to tell and know that incidents will be dealt with promptly and effectively. This club is committed to playing its part to teach players to treat each other with respect.
Safeguarding
Gainsborough Trinity Football Club acknowledges its responsibility to safeguard the welfare of every child and young person who has been entrusted to its care and is committed to working to provide a safe environment for all members. A child or young person is anyone under the age of 18 engaged in any club football activity. We subscribe to The Football Association’s Safeguarding Children Policy and Procedures and endorse and accept the Policy Statement contained in that document.
Adults at Risk
Safeguarding children and adults at risk is of paramount importance for the Club. We are committed to raising awareness and empowering everyone we engage with, to create safer environments and identify and report concerns promptly and effectively. We all share a responsibility for promoting and protecting the safety and welfare of Children and Adults at Risk, irrespective of individual roles and responsibilities. The safeguarding children policy and procedure, for those under the age of 18, is covered in a separate document.
Safer Recruitment
Gainsborough Trinity Football Club is committed to promoting the welfare of all children and adults who use and interact with the Clubs’ services and for keeping them safe. In line with the equal opportunities policy, Gainsborough Trinity Football Club is committed to equality, valuing diversity, and working inclusively across all its activities, and this applies also to the selection, recruitment and induction of new staff and volunteers. Download our safer recruitment policy in full by clicking the button below.
Whistleblowing
Gainsborough Trinity Football Club is committed to conducting all business in a professional and ethical way and we expect all staff and volunteers to maintain the same high standards. The club is committed to developing a culture where it is safe and acceptable for all involved in activities across the club to raise concerns about any unacceptable practice, behaviour, wrongdoing or misconduct. The purpose of this policy is to make clear that club staff can whistle blow without fear of victimisation, subsequent discrimination or disadvantage.
Photography
Implicit within the club policies and procedures for the protection of children is the commitment to ensure that all publications and media represent participants appropriately and with due respect. It is not the intention of the club to prevent parents from taking pictures of their children, but rather to ensure that photographic practices are carefully managed and effective prevention measures in place to deter anyone with undesirable intentions from taking and publishing inappropriate images.
Equality
Gainsborough Trinity Football Club are fully committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for everyone who wishes to be involved in the Club. We believe that every person who engages with the Club has a right to be treated fairly, with dignity and respect, irrespective of their personal characteristics. The Club is therefore committed to avoiding and eliminating discrimination of any kind in the Club and will under no circumstances condone unlawful discriminatory practices.
Trips & Tournaments
Whenever Gainsborough Trinity Football Club undertakes trips, tours, or tournaments it will ensure the safety of children and adults at risk that it is responsible for. Alongside this, children and adults at risk will have the opportunity to grow their confidence, self-esteem and develop their skills. All trips, tours and tournaments will be carefully planned, and preparations made well in advance to ensure that any concerns from players, parents or carers are addressed. We will ensure that safety of undertaking of trips, tours, and tournaments through following our safeguarding policies and procedures.
First Appearance
Whenever Gainsborough Trinity Football Club makes the decision to include a young person under the age of 18 in the first team, or development squad we have a duty of care to ensure their safety. The aim, whilst ensuring the safety, is that the young person can grow their confidence, self-esteem and develop their skills. When inviting a young player under 18 to a senior or first team game we will consider all the risks and put in place some safeguards. Therefore, the inclusion of a young person into the squad will be carefully planned, and preparations made well in advance to ensure that any concerns from the player, parents or carers are addressed.
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