| FULL NAME OF ORGANISATION:
Fleetwood Music & Arts Festival |
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| CHAIRMAN: Mr
D T Watson |
| TREASURER: Mr
D Lund |
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| Venues |
| St.Peter's Church,
Fleetwood |
| Mount Methodist
Church, Fleetwood |
| Fleetwood Sports
College,Fleetwood |
| Rossall School,
Rossall |
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| Please Note: The
definition and use of the word Parent(s) throughout the
Policy includes Guardians, Carers and/or Teachers of children
under 18years and/or vulnerable adults. |
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| 1. PURPOSE & FUNCTION
OF ORGANIZATION: The purpose of our Festival is to provide
a platform for amateur performers of all ages and abilities
in a friendly but competitive atmosphere. A professional
adjudicator assesses the effort of each competitor in a
constructive and educational manner. |
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| 2. THE FESTIVAL
ENVIRONMENT: At each venue this Festival aims to provide
a caring environment with, as far as is reasonably possible,
the highest level of safety. To ensure this the Festival
procedure implementing this policy will be to inform and
involve all the Parents of those children under 18 years
or vulnerable adults. |
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| 3. TO WHOM THE
POLICY APPLIES: This Policy relates to children under the
age of 18 years and those vulnerable adults of any age who
are identified to the General Secretary prior to their arrival
at the Festival. In recognising the needs of children from
minority ethnic groups and children who are disabled, the
Festival actively seeks to meet needs notified to the General
Secretary by Parents. |
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| 4. FESTIVAL PERSONNEL
TO WHOM THE POLICY APPLIES: All Festival volunteers are
known personally by at least one Festival official; all
their names and addresses are kept on a register. Each volunteer
on duty will wear a badge and anyone wearing a badge may
be approached in case of a problem and will be able to direct
you to the responsible person who will deal with it. All
problems will be taken seriously and will be documented
and dated. |
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| 5. PREPARATION
FOR ATTENDANCE AT THE FESTIVAL: Every Parent will be sent,
either directly or via their teacher, a copy of our Policy.
Parents will be asked to sign the competitor's entry form
saying that our Policy has been seen and understood. Teachers
will be asked to provide the Festival with written confirmation
that they have passed the Policy onto the Parents. Parents
should either accompany their children/vulnerable adults
or make sure that they are in the care of a responsible
adult. All accompanying adults will be required to pay an
admission fee. The Festival accepts no responsibility for
children left unattended. |
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| 6. PERFORMANCE
AREAS. Festival personnel will not supervise public areas,
including toilets. |
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| 7. PHOTOGRAPHS,
VIDEOTAPE AND PRESS PHOTOGRAPHY: Throughout the Festival
the use of all audio or visual recording equipment is strictly
forbidden. A press photographer, identified by a Festival
badge, may take photographs. This policy makes it clear
that, where parents do not wish photographs to be taken,
then the responsible adult attending with their child should
ensure on the day that they are not included in any photograph. |
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| 8. THE LEGISLATION
AND GUIDANCE THAT SUPPORTS THIS POLICY: The Children Act
1989; The Police Act 1997; The Data Protection Act 1998;
The Human Rights Act 1998; The Protection of Children Act
1999; The Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000.
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| 9. POLICY REVIEW:
The organisers will constantly review their Policy, improving
and enhancing it as necessary. In doing this they will look
to the British & International Federation of Festivals for
support and that body in turn will look to other agencies
for good practice, most notably the NSPCC and Arts Council
of England policy guidelines. |
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