2.5.2 Offsite Activities |
This procedure is still in use but under review.
Please note:
The Social Worker/Group Leader should confirm that the organisation is licensed with the Adventure Activity Licensing Authority. The licence registers the organisation for sports in 4 categories (caving, trekking, mountaineering, water sports) and the conditions in which it is licensed to provide them. The Social Worker/Group Leader should look for:
- Licence number. This will be a double number e.g.: L1234/R5678.
- You should verify the licence by ringing the Licensing Authority
- What sports and conditions it is licensed for
- What sports and conditions it is licensed for
The licence is an indication of the standard of health and safety the organisation achieves. It also indicates that police checks and references have been taken up for staff.
Some activities, which contain an element of risk fall below or outside of the licensing level and requirements. For organisations not licensed with the Adventure Activity Licensing Authority, the following checks should be carried out:Ask for the following:
- a list of staff and their qualifications for the activities offered
- whether all staff and volunteers are police/CRB checked
- whether references are taken up on all staff and volunteers
- whether the organisation undertakes formal risk assessments on the activities; ask to be sent copy/copies of the risk assessment(s). These should identify risks as well as measures and procedures by which the risks are controlled.
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