Safeguarding & Welfare

Heart of Midlothian Football Club acknowledges its responsibility to safeguard the welfare of those who engage with the Club, especially children and vulnerable adults.

We are committed to protecting children, young people and vulnerable adults from all forms of harm and actively promote the creation of a positive and supportive environment.

Our Head of Safeguarding is Desmond Coyne, who is responsible for ensuring our policies are updated and for overseeing the effective use of these policies and procedures to continue to safeguard the welfare of those who engage with the Club, especially children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Desmond can be contacted via email: DesmondCoyne@homplc.co.uk or over the phone on 07525591733.

Heart of Midlothian Football Club's Child Wellbeing Policy (Reviewed January 2025) is accessible via the below links.

To view a summary of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child please click here.

The following useful materials provide further information about keeping children safe: