Safeguarding Adults Week 2025

The 17-21 November 2025 is Safeguarding Adults Week. British Weight Lifting (BWL) is committed to providing safe, inclusive environments for participants, coaches, members and fans of the sports of Weightlifting and Para Powerlifting.

The theme of Safeguarding Adults Week 2025 is Prevention: act before abuse. Safeguarding is often thought of in terms of responding to incidents, but the most effective approach is to prevent abuse from occurring in the first place than it is to respond to incidents of harm, neglect and isolation.

We need the courage and confidence to act on our instincts, and to speak up when something feels wrong

Safe environments are created from culture: positive culture where values are shared, leaders model behaviour, and everyone feels empowered to speak up and raise concerns if they feel that something isn’t right - even for something subtle.

By committing to prevention, we make the sports of Weightlifting and Para Powerlifting safer for all. Let’s make November 17–21 a catalyst for stronger safeguarding cultures across British Weight Lifting.

If you have a concern to report, follow the below link below to submit a confidential report:

Report a concern here

All reports will be treated confidentially and with care.

Resources:

Below are a series of resources form the Ann Craft Trust for Safeguarding Adults Week. From podcasts to blogs, posters to free seminars, we encourage BWL members, coaches, gym owners and parents to get involved.

FREE online seminars:

Monday 17 November – 10:30 am – 11:30 am – Learnings from gambling in sport – sharing support programme and projects
Monday 17 November – 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm – Sexuality & relationships in the lives of adults with learning disabilities
Monday 17 November – 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm – A holistic approach to the prevention of abuse in sport
Tuesday 18 November – 10:30 am – 11:30 am – Preventing Abuse – MacIntyre’s Everything Everywhere initiative
Tuesday 18 November – 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm – Preventing Forced Marriage
Thursday 20 November – 11:30 am – 12:30 pm – Trust Your Instincts: Physical Abuse and Safeguarding Adults
Friday 21 November – 10:00 am – 11:00 am – HeadSAFE Football – Promoting Player Safety
Friday 21 November – 12:00 -1:00pm – Grief Disco: How can we support ourselves and others with grief
Friday 21 November – 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm – Key Insights From the Voice of The Participant Project

Podcasts:

Head Safe Football – Working to prevent CTE in contact sports.
Deborah Peat, Trustee, Ann Craft Trust – What inspires us to safeguard adults?
Suzy Lamplugh Trust – Preventing stalking and harassment in sport.
Under the Ropes – Eliminating gender-based violence in sport
Kyniska Advocacy – Preventing abuse in sport