Safeguarding Audit Update

Thank you to all clubs that completed the annual club safeguarding audit by the deadline last month. We appreciate the time and commitment involved. Your open and honest responses provide valuable insight into safeguarding across our clubs and help us understand what support is needed or required. We are analysing the data nationally and regionally to identify trends that will inform our safeguarding resources and help us focus support where it is most needed.

Our seven new regionally based Safeguarding Development Officers are working with CB Safeguarding Managers to contact clubs that have requested support and provide advice, guidance, and where applicable, in-person visits. Clubs that have not requested support but answered no to certain questions will be signposted to relevant information and resources. In the meantime, please be reminded of the resources on our webpages including the RFU Safeguarding Handbook.

If your club needs safeguarding support that was not identified in your audit response, please contact us at safeguarding@rfu.com.

To report a safeguarding concern, please use the online form in the Sharing Concerns section of the website.

If you have any questions relating to safer recruitment or DBS, please email dbseapp@rfu.com.