BYAFA Welfare Policy

	Foreword
	Statement
	Responsibilities
	Principles
	Recruitment
	Code of Conduct for the Protection of Young People
	Recognising Poor Practice and Abuse
	Use of Photographs and Recording Images of Young People
	Responding to Disclosure, Suspicions and Allegations
	Expert Advice
	Appendix, Policies and Forms

Policy statement

The BYAFA, and it's member organisations, have both a moral and legal obligation to ensure that young people participating in American Football can do so in the knowledge that there welfare, safety, and well being is of prime importance to all those whose care they are in.