Liverpool FC has backed an NSPCC campaign to raise awareness of safeguarding standards in UK sports clubs and improve safety measures.
New research by YouGov found that less than four in 10 parents actively sought to understand the safeguarding procedures of their local sports/leisure clubs before signing their child up to take part in practice sessions, matches and competitions.
An online YouGov survey, conducted on behalf of the NSPCC, showed that 38 per cent of parents actively tried to find out whether basic safety measures were in place before allowing their child to join a club.
Meanwhile, 38 per cent of parents said they had either never received or could not recall whether they had been sent any information about safeguarding measures by their child’s sports/leisure club once they were a member.