Millwall Community Trust are proud to be supporting ‘Play Safe’ 2024 this weekend.
The Play Safe campaign is endorsed by the NSPCC and will be supported this weekend across every level of English football, including the Premier League, EFL, Barclays Women’s Super League, Barclays Women’s Championship, National League and across the grassroots game.This year’s Play Safe campaign focuses on the safeguarding role that everyone can play – coaches, players, parents/carers, spectators or volunteers – to keep children and young people safe, no matter what the football setting.
The FA’s Head of Safeguarding, Sue Ravenlaw, said: “The central push behind this year’s Play Safe weekend is to create awareness for the vital safeguarding role they can play in football. It really is about Everyone, Everywhere, Every Time.
“The Play Safe weekend is a fantastic way of highlighting the importance of safeguarding and putting this at the forefront of people’s minds, not just for this weekend, but throughout the season. This year, our campaign is for everyone to know their role in safeguarding, and we look forward to seeing clubs at every level of the game showing their support across the weekend, to make sure football is safe, fun, and enjoyable for all.”
The FA’s Survivor Support and Safeguarding Advisory Group has added its support to the campaign: “It’s essential that everyone in football – no matter if they’re actively involved, or on the sidelines – understands that they have an ongoing safeguarding role to play. Obviously Play Safe is 24/7 and 365, as is reflected in the Play Safe messaging of ‘everyone, everywhere and every time’, but this weekend helps with raising awareness of how everyone can help to create safe and positive football spaces, what inappropriate behaviours look, sound, and feel like and importantly how to report concerns.”
NSPCC CEO, Peter Wanless, said: “Everyone has a role to play in preventing abuse and we’re gratified to see The FA once more promoting safeguarding awareness in football through Play Safe. It’s also great to see Play Safe is again supported by every level of football in England. The weekend precedes our Keeping Your Child Safe in Sport Week, 7-11 October, which focuses on the importance of community in safeguarding in sport, physical activity, and movement.”
MCT CEO, Sean Daly said: “We are incredibly proud to be supporting the Play Safe campaign this weekend.
“It’s a fantastic way of highlighting the importance of safeguarding for all our staff and visitors as well as all of our programmes across the local community.”
“It’s really important to spread awareness about this not just in our local community but also across the country.”
You can read more about Play Safe 2024 here: https://www.englandfootball.com/playsafe
