If you’re concerned…
There are five ways for you to report a concern:
- To your Group Safeguarding Officer (GSO) – please find out from your Group who these people are.
- By contacting the RDA UK Safeguarding Team at E: safeguarding@rda.org.uk or Tel: 01926 492915. The phone line will be available during office hours only.
- To the British Equestrian (BEF) Safeguarding Team at E: safeguarding@bef.co.uk or Tel: 02475 313443.
- If urgent and you cannot contact your Group, RDA or BEF Safeguarding Teams, you should call the NSPCC 24 hour helpline on 0808 800 5000.
- If it is an emergency because a person is at immediate risk, then call the Police, Emergency Services or Children’s Social Care Team (Statutory Agencies) in your area, as appropriate.
Note: Contacting Statutory Agencies is priority. You must also inform the Group Safeguarding Officer and/or the RDA UK Safeguarding Team at your earliest convenience.
If you require guidance your Group Safeguarding Officer and/or the RDA UK Safeguarding Team are available to help. If you cannot contact either official, then please contact the NSPCC Helpline on Tel: 0808 800 5000.
If you are in any doubt, report your concern.
Our Policy
How to record concerns
A detailed record of each concern should be made when raised and should:
- Be accurate and thorough to assist any investigation
- Contain facts, not personal opinion or assumptions
- Identify hearsay where applicable
- Contain relevant information to the specific concern, including conversations that have taken place, persons involved and date/times
- Include action taken so far
- Any evidence, e.g. screenshots of online messages