prevent duty &
no platform policy

1purpose

This policy sets out how Camp 4 Champs meets its responsibilities under the Prevent Duty to protect children from being drawn into extremism, while ensuring proportionate, age-appropriate practice.

Prevent arrangements form part of Camp 4 Champs’ wider safeguarding, health and safety and risk management framework.

2legal and regulatory framework

Camp 4 Champs recognises its duties under:

• counter-terrorism and security act 2015 (prevent duty)
• working together to safeguard children 2023
• keeping children safe in education (where applicable guidance informs practice)
• health and safety at work etc. act 1974
• equality act 2010

Prevent is treated as a safeguarding matter, not a disciplinary or political issue.

3scope

This policy applies to:

• All staff, Managers and Directors
• Volunteers and Rookie Coaches
• Contractors and external providers working on site

It applies during all Camp 4 Champs activities and delivery.

4prevent duty in a camp 4 champs context

Camp 4 Champs works with children aged 4–14 years. Practice under the Prevent Duty is therefore:

• Age-appropriate
• Proportionate
• Safeguarding-led

Children are not expected to engage in political or ideological discussion. Curiosity, questions or comments are handled calmly and appropriately, without alarm or judgement.

5no platform principles

Camp 4 Champs will not allow its sites, staff, resources or activities to be used to:

• Promote extremist, radical or discriminatory ideologies
• Normalise hatred, intolerance or violence
• Share extremist material or messaging

This applies to staff, visitors, contractors and external providers.

The policy does not restrict lawful, age-appropriate discussion or cultural expression handled sensitively within safeguarding boundaries.

6staff responsibilities

All staff must:

• Maintain professional boundaries at all times
• Avoid expressing personal political or religious views
• Challenge inappropriate comments calmly and proportionately
• Not investigate, label or question children regarding potential extremism
• Report concerns immediately to the DSL or DDSL

Staff are expected to record and escalate concerns, not resolve them independently.

7role of the dsl and ddsl

The DSL and DDSL are responsible for:

• Assessing Prevent-related concerns
• Determining whether concerns meet safeguarding thresholds
• Liaising with Local Authority safeguarding teams where required
• Making or supporting referrals to Channel where appropriate
• Ensuring concerns are documented and reviewed

Only the DSL or DDSL makes decisions regarding external escalation.

8training and awareness

• Prevent awareness is embedded within safeguarding induction and ongoing training
• Managers receive enhanced briefing on recognising and escalating concerns
• Staff are reminded regularly of reporting routes and expectations

Training focuses on recognition, proportional response and escalation, not ideology.

9health & safety and insurance considerations

Camp 4 Champs recognises that inappropriate handling of Prevent concerns can create safeguarding, wellbeing and liability risks.

This policy supports insurance and health & safety requirements by ensuring:

• Clear reporting lines
• No unauthorised investigation by staff
• Proportionate responses
• Director-level oversight
• Alignment with safeguarding procedures

This reduces the risk of harm, discrimination claims or mishandling.

10recording and review

• All Prevent-related concerns are recorded under safeguarding procedures
• Incidents and patterns are reviewed by Directors
• Learning is shared with Managers where appropriate

11review

This policy is reviewed annually or sooner if:

• Guidance changes
• An incident highlights a learning point
• Insurer or Local Authority requirements are update