Did you know that we are an FA Charter Standard club?

FA Charter Standard status is The Football Association’s kitemark. Charter Standard clubs get their status by demonstrating that they offer well-run and sustainable football. 

To gain Charter Standard status, we had to meet the following criteria:

  • We had to be affiliated to a County FA (we affiliate to London FA)

  • We had to have at least one team in a league sanctioned by The FA (all of our youth teams play in the London County Saturday Youth Football league)

  • We were required to have a bank account in the club's name

  • We had to provide a financial statement approved by the club's committee

  • We had to have a disciplinary record within The FA Respect discipline threshold

  • We were required to operate within a set of club rules

  • We had to have a club equality policy

  • And, we had to adopt The FA Respect Code of Conduct

In addition to this we had to:

  • Have Club Officials who are proud to make their environment safe, fun and inclusive for all

  • Provide recent committee meeting minutes

  • Have a club safeguarding policy

  • Have FA DBS checks for all relevant club officials

  • At least one FA Level 1 coach per team with an innate first aid (IFAIF) and Safeguarding Children Certificate

  • Have a coach: player ratio of 1:16 or less

  • Provide links to attract new players and opportunities to move, transition or progress players.  

Respect Codes of Conduct

Respect Codes of Conduct are in place to ensure that everyone involved within an FA Charter Standard club is playing their part to give the players a positive experience. 

Click on the links below to access our codes of conduct:

FA Respect Code of Conduct - Coaches, Team Managers and Club Officials

FA Respect Code of Conduct - Spectators and Parents

FA Respect Code of Conduct - Young Players

Useful Contacts

London FA’s Safeguarding Team: 

Jake Rosewell  - 07720 591755 (contactable Mon-Fri 8am-4pm)

Nikeeta Patel -  07525 237348 (contactable Mon-Fri 8am-4pm)

Safeguarding@LondonFA.com

NSPCC – if you have a concern which needs immediate attention and you can’t get hold of the club welfare officer and it’s outside of the working hours for the London FA safeguarding team, please contact the NSPCC’s 24 hour helpline on 0808 800 5000

Childline – For free, confidential advice and support whatever your worry, please contact 0800 1111

If a child is in immediate danger ALWAYS call 999.

Useful Links

London FA - https://www.londonfa.com/safeguarding-and-welfare

CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection Command) - https://www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/

The FA: Safeguarding - https://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/safeguarding

Useful Documents

Pioneer FC’s Safeguarding Policy - https://static1.squarespace.com/static/59e285f380bd5e11b6c76c6a/t/6001951f3f04e93fb00e3c9d/1610716460166/Pioneer+FC+FA+Safeguarding+policy+2021.pdf

Keeping Football Safe and Enjoyable - https://www.thefa.com/-/media/cfa/global/files/safeguarding/keeping-football-safe-enjoyable.ashx