Getting advice and reporting concerns
Safeguarding means people and organisations working together to promote and protect the rights, safety and wellbeing of children and adults at risk.
While safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility, the Premier League and member Clubs have dedicated safeguarding teams in place who can provide advice and who hold responsibility for leading the response to safeguarding concerns.
The Premier League’s Safeguarding Team can be contacted by emailing safeguarding@premierleague.com or by calling 0207 864 9000.
In an emergency or if you consider someone is at risk of immediate harm, call 999 (101 for non-emergencies).
Premier League safeguarding rules and procedures can be accessed here.
Recognising abuse and other harms
For more information on understanding abuse and other harms, and how to spot the signs, visit:
Club safeguarding procedures and contacts
If you work for a Club or if you are or your child is engaged in a Club activity, you can contact their Safeguarding Team for advice or to raise a concern. Click on your Club below for more information:
AFC Bournemouth | Arsenal | Aston Villa | Brentford | Brighton & Hove Albion | Chelsea | Crystal Palace | Everton | Fulham | Leeds United | Leicester City | Liverpool | Manchester City | Manchester United | Newcastle United | Nottingham Forest | Southampton | Tottenham Hotspur | West Ham United | Wolverhampton Wanderers
Children and young people
Childline is a free, confidential service available online, on the phone, anytime for children and young people up to 19 years old.
Parents and adults concerned about a child
If you are worried about a child, you can contact the NSPCC Helpline by calling 0808 800 5000 or by emailing help@nspcc.org.uk.
Keeping children safe online
Contact CEOP if you are concerned that someone may be behaving inappropriately or is seeking to groom a child in an online environment.
CEOP’s Thinkuknow website has information and advice to help children and young people, their parents and carers, and adults working with children and young people.
Adult survivors of childhood abuse
Adult survivors of childhood abuse within a football context can access information about the support available here.
The National Association for People Abused in Childhood (NAPAC) offers support to adult survivors of all types of childhood abuse. NAPAC can be contacted by calling 0808 801 0331 or by emailing support@napac.org.uk.
Domestic abuse
National Domestic Abuse Helpline
Men’s Advice Line run by Respect
National LGBT+ Domestic Abuse Helpline run by Galop
Adult safeguarding
The Ann Craft Trust is a national charity which exists to minimise the risk of abuse of disabled children and adults at risk. Visit the Ann Craft Trust’s website for more information: www.anncrafttrust.org.
Premier League Charitable Fund Safeguarding
The Premier League Charitable Fund's Safeguarding Team can be contacted for advice relating to a Premier League Charitable Fund event, or to help you to get in touch with your Club Community Organisation’s Safeguarding Team. Please email safeguarding@plcf.co.uk.
EFL Safeguarding
Visit the EFL’s website to access information about their safeguarding arrangements and key contacts:
https://www.efl.com/governance/safeguarding/
The FA Safeguarding
Visit the FA’s website to access information about football’s overarching safeguarding regulations:
www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/safeguarding