You can report any and all safeguarding incidents or concerns to the Club Designated Safeguarding Officer or to SLSGB directly via the information and tools on this page.
DWLSC Designated Safeguarding Officer:
Club DSO: Ben Loakes
Email: safeguarding@dwlsc.co.uk
If the Club Designated Safeguarding Officer is unavailable, you can contact the SLSGB Safeguarding team:
Email: safeguarding@slsgb.org.uk
Surf Life Saving Great Britain breaks down safeguarding concerns into four categories or 'Threshold Levels':
LEVEL 1: ORGANISATIONAL SAFEGUARDING CULTURE
LEVEL 2: LOW LEVEL WELFARE CONCERN
LEVEL 3: SIGNIFICANT SAFEGUARDING INCIDENT
LEVEL 4: SERIOUS SAFEGUARDING INCIDENT
To report a safeguarding concern or incident, email our Club Designated Safeguarding Officer by clicking the link below. Include as much detail as possible.
This form is for reporting safeguarding concerns of abuse and harm affecting children, adults and communities who engage with SLSGB.
For a more information on the SLSGB Threshold Guidance Tool,
click the link below:
Click the links to view the club safeguarding policies
The NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children) is the UK's leading children's charity dedicated to stopping child abuse and keeping young people safe.
Contact the NSPCC Helpline for advice or to report concerns about a child:
NSPCC Helpline: 0808 800 5000
NSPCC Email: help@nspcc.org.uk
Childline is a British counselling service for children and young people under 19 in the United Kingdom provided by The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
Children can contact Childline Confidentially:
Childline Helpline: 0800 1111