Paddle Scotland (formerly CanoeScotland) is the Governing Body for Paddlesport in Scotland. They work with and support clubs, Delivery Partners and other organisations to get people on the water and provide guidance for best practices and keeping people safe.
Their tips on paddling safe can be found here:
Paddle Scotland have recently issued new guidance which would affect any of our trip leaders & potentially providers. The main area concerns Child Protection.
In summary, it is now mandatory that coaches/leaders have specific Child Protection training from themselves/SportScotland and training from other sectors will not be taken into account.
This will affect people who get CP training through the council. They are now required to have their training (& 3 year update) too because of the relevance to sport. Without this, much like First Aid, qualifications are not valid. Please see attached guidance.