Tennis Wales safeguarding
Tennis Wales work closely with British Tennis to ensure tennis in Wales takes place in a safe environment. Tennis Wales approve and adopt the All Wales Child Protection Procedures and implement all policies a in-line with British Tennis.
Tennis Wales' Safeguarding Officer is Mark Vaughan and he can be contacted at: mark.vaughan@tenniswales.org.uk / 07984 978011. Please contact Mark should you have a query relating to Safeguarding & Protection.
Tennis Wales strives to ensure that all children, young people and adults at risk are safeguarded from abuse and have an enjoyable tennis experience.
Everyone who is involved in tennis has a shared responsibility to support this by promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk.
The LTA have produced a toolkit 'What's the Score: Safe and Inclusive Tennis' which includes all documents and check lists for tennis venues to use and adopt to shape the right environment for people to play.
Below you can visit our LTA safeguarding page and view all guidance and forms available that relate to safe and inlcusive ennis. A copy of our Safeguarding Policy can be found here in English and in Welsh.
Our Safeguarding Officer Mark Vaughan has carried out audits of over 30% of Wales' tennis venues (data correct as of 29th June 2020) including virtual audits during this time of social distancing and isolation.
These venues include:
- Abergavenny Tennis Club
- Allt-Yr-Yn Lawn Tennis Club
- Bridgend Lawn Tennis Club
- Caerphilly Lawn Tennis Club
- Cardiff Lawn Tennis Club
- Cardiff Met Tennis Academy
- Cowbridge Tennis Club
- Criccieth Tennis Club - virtual
- Diamond Tennis Academy
- Dinas Powys Lawn Tennis Club
- Haverfordwest Lawn Tennis Club
- Lisvane (CAC) Tennis Club
- Llantrisant Tennis Club
- Mold Lawn Tennis Club
- Newport Tennis Centre
- Penarth Tennis Club - Virtual
- Pen-Y-Fford Lawn Tennis Club - virtual
- Prestatyn Tennis Club
- Radyr Lawn Tennis Club
- Rhondda Lawn Tennis Club
- Rhos-on-Sea Lawn Tennis Club
- Rhyl Tennis Club
- Ruthin Tennis Club - Virtual
- Stow Park Lawn Tennis Club
- Swansea Tennis and Squash Club
- Swansea Tennis Centre
- Usk Tennis Club
- Windsor Lawn Tennis Club, Penarth
- Wrexham Lawn Tennis Club
- Wrexham Tennis Centre
These sample templates have been produced by the Child Protection in Sport Unit for clubs and venues to adapt to suit their own environments: