Young People - Know Your Rights
This short article informs players of their rights to feel safe and protected from abuse and who they can go to for help if needed.
Your Rights
• You have the right to feel safe on and offline;
• You have the right to healthy relationships and appropriate boundaries;
• You have the right not to be bullied, harassed or intimidated;
• You have the right not to feel uncomfortable or unsafe;
• You have the right not to be discriminated against because of your age, gender, gender reassignment, ethnicity, sexual orientation, marital status or civil partnership, faith, ability or disability, pregnancy and maternity.
What you can do
• Tell an adult you trust at home, school or college or at football;
• E-mail safeguarding@TheFA.com, or speak to a Designated Safeguarding Officer;
• Contact the NSPCC for free 0808 800 5000 or Childline 0800 1111 or visit their website for more information;
• If someone is in immediate danger dial 999 to speak to the Police;
• Set up privacy settings for your online profiles;
• Report inappropriate online behaviour to CEOP.