Safeguarding

ORGANIZATIONAL AND CONTROL MODEL OF SPORTS ACTIVITY

This organizational and control model for sports activities is drawn up by the Società Sportiva Dilettantistica ATENEO DELLA DANZA, as required by paragraph 2 of article 16 of Legislative Decree no. 39 of 28 February 2021 and using the guidelines published by UISP and FIDESM.

It applies to anyone who participates in any capacity or capacity in the Association's activities, regardless of the sporting discipline practiced. It is valid for four years from the date of approval and must be updated whenever necessary in order to incorporate any changes and additions to the Fundamental Principles issued by CONI, any additional provisions issued by the CONI National Board and the recommendations of the CONI Permanent Observatory for Safeguarding Policies.

The aim of this model is to promote an inclusive culture and environment that ensures the dignity and respect for the rights of all members, especially minors, and guarantees equality and fairness, as well as valorising diversity, while protecting the physical and moral integrity of all members.
This organizational and control model for sports activities is published here on the Sports Society website and posted in our headquarters as well as communicated to the UISP Safeguarding Office, together with the appointment of the Person in charge of against abuse, violence and discrimination appointed directly by the Sports Society.

Rights and duties

All members are recognised the following fundamental rights:

• to dignified and respectful treatment in every relationship, context and situation within the association;

• to protection from all forms of abuse, harassment, gender violence and any other condition of discrimination, regardless of ethnicity, personal beliefs, disability, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, language, political opinion, religion, property, birth, physical, intellectual, relational or sporting condition;

• that health and psycho-physical well-being are guaranteed as prevalent over any sporting result.

Those who take part in any capacity and in any function and/or role in sporting activities, directly or indirectly, are required to comply with all provisions and regulations for the protection of the indicated rights of members, both male and female.
Technicians, managers, members and all other members are required to know this model, the Code of Conduct for the protection of minors and for the prevention of harassment, gender violence and any other condition of discrimination and the Regulation for the protection of members from abuse and discriminatory conduct adopted by UISP and FIDESM.

Risk prevention and management – ​​Relevant behaviours

For the purposes of this model, the following behaviors constitute relevant behaviors:

• psychological abuse: any unwanted act, including disrespect, confinement, oppression, isolation or any other treatment that may affect the sense of identity, dignity and self-esteem, or that may intimidate, disturb or alter the serenity of the member, even if perpetrated through the use of digital tools;

• physical abuse: any conduct committed or attempted (including punches, punches, beatings, choking, slapping, kicking or throwing objects), which is capable in a real or potential sense of directly or indirectly causing harm to health, trauma, physical injury or which damages the psychophysical integrity of the member. Such acts may also consist of inducing a member to carry out (in order to improve sports performance) an inappropriate physical activity or forcing athletes who are sick, injured or otherwise in pain to train. This scope also includes those behaviors that encourage the consumption of alcohol, substances prohibited by current regulations or doping practices;

• sexual harassment: any unwanted and unwelcome act or behavior of a sexual nature, whether verbal, non-verbal or physical, that causes annoyance or disturbance. Such acts or behavior may also consist of making sexually explicit remarks or allusions, as well as unwanted or unwelcome requests with sexual connotations, or telephone calls, messages, letters or any other form of communication with sexual content, even with an intimidating, degrading or humiliating effect;

• sexual abuse: any behavior or conduct having a sexual connotation, without contact or with contact, and considered unwanted, or whose consent is forced, manipulated, not given or denied. It may also consist of forcing a member to engage in inappropriate or unwanted sexual conduct, or observing the member in inappropriate conditions and contexts;

• negligence: the failure to intervene by a manager, technician or any member, even by virtue of the duties deriving from his role, who, having become aware of one of the events, or behavior, or conduct, or act referred to in this model, fails to intervene causing damage, allowing damage to be caused or creating an imminent danger of damage. It may also consist of persistent and systematic disinterest, or neglect, of the physical and/or psychological needs of the member;

• neglect: failure to meet basic physical, medical, educational, and emotional needs;

• abuse of religious origin: the impediment, conditioning or limitation of the right to freely profess one's religious faith and to practice worship in private or in public provided that these are not rites contrary to good morals;

• bullying, cyberbullying: any offensive and/or aggressive behavior that a single individual or multiple individuals may carry out, personally, through social networks or other communication tools, either in isolation or repeatedly over time, to the detriment of one or more members with the aim of exercising power or domination over the member. They may also consist of repeated bullying and oppressive behaviors aimed at intimidating or disturbing a member that determine a condition of discomfort, insecurity, fear, exclusion or isolation (including humiliation, criticism regarding physical appearance, verbal threats, also in relation to sports performance, spreading unfounded news, threats of physical repercussions or damage to objects owned by the victim);

• discriminatory behavior: any behavior intended to achieve a discriminatory effect based on ethnicity, color, physical characteristics, gender, socio-economic status, sporting performance and athletic ability, religion, personal beliefs, disability, age or sexual orientation.

Relevant conduct can occur in any form and manner, including in person and via electronic means, on the web and through text messages, emails, social networks and blogs.

Responsible against abuse, violence and discrimination

The APS Sporting Amateur Association appoints a Person in Charge of Against Abuse, Violence and Discrimination, with the aim of preventing and combating any type of abuse, violence and discrimination against members as well as to guarantee the protection of the physical and moral integrity of athletes and in general of all members.
The Person in Charge of Abuse, Violence and Discrimination must be an autonomous individual and possibly independent from social positions and relationships with coaches and technicians. He/she will be selected among individuals with experience in the sector, communication skills and ability to manage delicate situations. He/she must be appropriately trained and participate in information seminars organized by UISP and FIDESM to which the Sports Society is affiliated.
Before the appointment, the criminal record certificate must be acquired. In fact, anyone who has been convicted of a criminal offence, even if not definitive, for non-negligent crimes cannot be designated as responsible. In any case, the Safeguarding Manager within the Spotiva Company carries out supervisory functions regarding the adoption and updating of the models and codes of conduct, as well as collecting any reports of conduct relevant to the safeguarding policies, and may also carry out inspection functions.
The Safeguarding Officer will be responsible for raising awareness among members of the Sports Club on safeguarding issues and will be responsible for collaborating with the relevant authorities.
The Safeguarding Officer shall define and publicise clear communication channels for members of the sports association to report cases of abuse or mistreatment and establish procedures for recording and managing reports received.
The Safeguarding Officer shall ensure the confidentiality and privacy of information regarding cases of abuse or mistreatment, being required to treat sensitive information confidentially and in compliance with the privacy of the persons involved.
The Board of Directors may suspend or remove the Safeguarding Officer for failure to comply with the requirements or violation of the association's policies relating to the protection of minors.

Use of the Sports Society's spaces

Access to the premises and spaces managed or used by the Sports Club must always be guaranteed in cases where the minor member expresses the request and for the time strictly necessary, during training and trial sessions of minor members, to those who exercise parental responsibility or to those entrusted with the care of the athletes or their delegates. All necessary measures to prevent any risk situation must be prepared at the facilities managed or used by the Association.
During training or trial sessions, access to the changing rooms is permitted exclusively to athletes of the ATENEO DELLA DANZA Sports Society.
During training or trial sessions, external users or parents/guardians are not permitted to access the changing rooms, unless previously authorised by a coach or manager and, in any case, only for any assistance to members under 8 years of age or with motor or intellectual/relational disabilities.
In case of need, without prejudice to the timely request for intervention by the health emergency service if necessary, access to the infirmary is permitted to the club doctor or, in the case of a sporting event, to the race doctor or, in their absence, to a technician trained in first aid procedures exclusively for the procedures strictly necessary for first aid for the injured person. The door must remain open and, if possible, at least one other person must be present (athlete, technician, manager, collaborator, etc.).

Transfers

In the case of transfers that include an overnight stay, the athletes must be given rooms, possibly shared with athletes of the same gender, different from those in which the technicians, managers or other companions will stay, except in the case of close kinship between the athlete and the companion. During transfers of any kind, it is the duty of the companions to supervise the accompanied athletes, especially if minors, implementing all the actions necessary to guarantee their physical and moral integrity and to avoid any behavior relevant for the purposes of this model.

Inclusiveness

The Company guarantees all its members and members of other amateur sports associations and clubs equal rights and opportunities, regardless of ethnicity, personal beliefs, disability, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, language, political opinion, religion, financial, birth, physical, intellectual, relational or sporting condition.
The Association undertakes, also through agreements, conventions and collaborations with other associations or amateur sports clubs, to guarantee the right to sport to athletes with physical or intellectual-relational disabilities, integrating the aforementioned athletes, even those registered with other associations or amateur sports clubs, into the group of athletes registered with the Company and their peers.
The Sports Society is committed to guaranteeing the right to sport also to athletes who are disadvantaged from an economic or family point of view, encouraging the participation of said athletes in the activities of the association also through discounts on membership fees and/or through agreements, conventions and collaborations with third sector entities operating in the territory and in neighboring municipalities.

Countering harmful behavior and managing reports

Reporting of harmful behaviors

In the event of alleged harmful behavior, by members or third parties, towards other members, especially if minors, it must be promptly reported to the Person in Charge against abuse, violence and discrimination appointed by the Sports Society by verbal communication or by email to the email address safeguarding@ateneodelladanza.it. whose password to access this email address will be in the exclusive possession of the Person in Charge.
In the event of the aforementioned harmful behaviors, if necessary, a report must be sent to the UISP and FIDESM Safeguarding Office to protect members from abuse and discriminatory conduct.
In the event of serious harmful behavior, the Association must notify the police of the facts it has become aware of.
The Company must ensure the adoption of appropriate measures to prevent any form of secondary victimisation of members who have in good faith:

• filed a complaint or report;

• expressed the intention to file a complaint or report;

• assisted or supported another member in filing a complaint or report;

• testified or gave evidence in proceedings involving abuse, violence or discrimination;

• undertaken any other action or initiative relating to or inherent to the safeguarding policies.

Disciplinary system and sanctioning mechanisms

By way of example and not exhaustively, sanctionable behaviors can be traced back to:

• culpable failure to implement the measures indicated in the Model and the documentation that forms an integral part thereof (e.g. Code of Conduct for the protection of minors and for the prevention of harassment, gender violence and any other condition of discrimination);

• wilful violation of the measures indicated in this model and of the documentation that forms an integral part of it (e.g. Code of Conduct for the protection of minors and for the prevention of harassment, gender violence and any other condition of discrimination), such as to compromise the relationship of trust between the perpetrator and the Sports Club as it is uniquely preordained to commit a crime;

• violation of the measures put in place to protect the whistleblower;

• making reports with intent or gross negligence that turn out to be unfounded;

• violation of information obligations towards the Sports Company;

• violation of the provisions concerning information, training and dissemination activities towards the recipients of this model;

• acts of retaliation or discrimination, direct or indirect, against the whistleblower for reasons connected, directly or indirectly, to the report;

• failure to apply this disciplinary system.

The sanctions that can be imposed are diversified based on the nature of the legal relationship between the perpetrator of the violation and the Sports Club, as well as the importance and seriousness of the violation committed and the role and responsibility of the perpetrator. The sanctions that can be imposed are diversified taking into account the degree of imprudence, incompetence, negligence, fault or intentionality of the behavior relating to the action/omission, also taking into account any recidivism, as well as the work activity carried out by the interested party and the related functional position, seriousness of the danger created, extent of the damage possibly created, presence of aggravating or mitigating circumstances, possible sharing of responsibility with other subjects who contributed to determining the violation, together with all other particular circumstances that may have characterized the fact.
This sanctioning system must be brought to the attention of all Recipients of the Model through the means deemed most appropriate by the Association.

Sanctions against paid collaborators

The behaviors of paid collaborators in violation of the provisions of this model, including the violation of the information obligations towards the Sports Society, and of the documentation that forms an integral part thereof (e.g. Code of Conduct for the protection of minors and for the prevention of harassment, gender violence and any other condition of discrimination) are defined as disciplinary offenses.
The following sanctions may be imposed on paid collaborators, which must be commensurate with the nature and seriousness of the violation committed:

• verbal warning for minor offences;

• written warning in cases of repeated infringements referred to in the previous point 1;

• termination of the contract and, in the case of a collaborator who is a member of the Sports Society, expulsion of the same.

For the purposes of the previous point:

• the employee who violates, through mere negligence, company procedures, the provisions of the Code of Conduct for the protection of minors and for the prevention of harassment, gender violence and any other condition of discrimination or adopts, in the performance of sensitive activities, a behavior that does not comply with the provisions contained in this model, shall incur the disciplinary measure of a verbal warning for minor misconduct, if the violation is not externally relevant;
• Any employee who, during the two-year period, repeatedly commits infringements for which a verbal warning is applicable and/or violates, through mere negligence, company procedures, the provisions of the Code of Conduct for the protection of minors and for the prevention of harassment, gender-based violence and sexual violence, will incur the disciplinary measure of a written warning.
  any other condition of discrimination or adopts, in carrying out activities in risk areas, a behavior that does not comply with the provisions contained in this model, if the violation has external relevance;
• the collaborator who fraudulently evades the provisions of this model through conduct unequivocally aimed at committing one of the crimes included among those provided for in articles 600-bis, 600-ter, 600-quater, 600-quater.1, 600-quinques, 604-bis, 604-ter, 609-bis, 609-ter, 609-quater, 609-quinques, 609-octies, 609-undecies of the penal code, or who has violated the prohibitions set forth in Chapter II of Title I, Book III of Legislative Decree 11/04/2006, n. 198, or have been definitively convicted of the crimes referred to in Articles 600-bis, 600-ter, 600-quater, 600-quater.1, 600-quinques, 604-bis, 604-ter, 609-bis, 609-ter, 609-quater, 609-quinques, 609-octies, 609-undecies of the Criminal Code and/or violates the internal control system by removing, destroying or altering documentation or by preventing the control or access to information and documentation by the competent bodies, including the Person in Charge against Abuse, Violence and Discrimination, in such a way as to prevent their transparency and verifiability.

Sanctions against volunteers

The following sanctions may be imposed on volunteers of the Sports Society, which must be commensurate with the nature and seriousness of the violation committed:

• verbal warning for minor offences;

• written warning in cases of repeated infringements referred to in the previous point 1;

• termination of the volunteer relationship and, in the case of a volunteer member of the Sports Society, expulsion from the same.

For the purposes of the previous point, please refer to point 3 of the section “Sanctions against paid collaborators”.

Information obligations and other measures

The Sports Society is required to publish this form and the name of the Person Responsible for combating abuse, violence and discrimination at its headquarters and in the facilities it manages or uses, as well as on the homepage of the institutional website (where possible and the Affiliate has a website).
Upon adoption of this model and upon each modification, the Sports Society must communicate this via email to all members and all registered members, as well as collaborators and volunteers. The Sports Society must inform the member or, where applicable, those who exercise parental responsibility or those entrusted with the care of the athletes, of this model and of the name and contact details of the Person Responsible for preventing abuse, violence and discrimination, as well as provide the forms for making the report.
The Sports Club must immediately communicate any relevant information to the Person in Charge of combating abuse, violence and discrimination and to the Safeguarding Office of UISP and FIDESM. The Sports Club must disseminate to its members suitable information aimed at preventing and combating abuse, violence and discrimination as well as raising awareness among members regarding their rights, obligations and protections.
The Sports Club must provide adequate measures for the dissemination of or access to information materials aimed at raising awareness of and preventing eating disorders in athletes. The Sports Club must provide adequate information to members or, where applicable, to those who exercise parental responsibility or those entrusted with the care of athletes, with reference to the specific measures adopted for the prevention and contrast of abuse, violence and discrimination during sports events.
The Sports Club must inform its members or, where applicable, those exercising parental responsibility or those entrusted with the care of the athletes of any other safeguarding policy adopted by UISP and FIDESM.

Adopted on 22/06/2024