IMAC stands for the Irish Martial Arts Commission.
1. To notify the HSE of their existence. New Clubs / Organisation must notify the HSE 28 days BEFORE they start an activity and must notify the HSE of any changes of address etc within 28 days of the change.
2. To appoint their most senior person (Manager or Volunteer) as their Designated Officer who will have total responsibility for ensuring that the Club / Organisation adheres to all the Child Protection requirements.
This person may then delegate these tasks to somebody else within the Club / Organisation but the ultimate responsibility remains with then.
3. To draw up a 'Keeping Children Safe Plan' for the Club / Organisation.
4. To make the Keeping Children Safe Plan available to all Staff, Volunteer, Parents and Children.
5. To maintain detailed records on all Child Protection policies and records of all Child Protection concerns that arise or are brought to the attention of the Designated Office.
6. To maintain records of personal contact details of all staff / volunteers, their training, their Vetting and their adherence with all relevant Child Protection requirements.
7. To ensure that all Staff / Volunteers are suitably aware of the organisation’s Keeping Children Safe Plan and trained in the appropriate reporting procedures.
8. To ensure that all Parent and Children are suitably aware of the organisations Keeping Children Safe Plan and encouraged to report any Child Protection concerned of which they become aware which availing of the services of the organisation.
9. To appoint 3 people (1 of whom must have experience of working with children) as the Internal Audit Committee to draw up an Annual Internal Audit of the Club / Organisation’s compliance with their requirements under the new legislation.
10. To adhere to the new “Safeguard Guidelines for Organisations” (yet to be published by HSE) which will include: Appropriate adult gender mix, levels of supervision during showering / dressing / sleeping, use of photography & video etc.
11. Records showing the compliance of an organization is regards to all of the above requirements has to be available to, and provided to, the HSE on request.
Here is the full link to our child protection policies that by law, we must adhere to in Ireland.
http://www.imac.ie/2011-06-15-16-20-28/child-protection.html
