GUIDES
Guides for the people behind the camps.
FormSide’s guides are short, specific, UK-focused articles for the people who run sports camps: the Saturday-morning checklist, taking payments without chasing, safeguarding at the gate, filling the last places, and what to do with families’ data.
2 GUIDES · SAFEGUARDING
- SAFEGUARDING8 MIN
Safeguarding at a sports camp: DBS, medical notes and who collects whom
The practical side of safeguarding for camp organisers: checking the people who work with children, handling medical information properly, and running a collection process you could defend.
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GDPR for sports clubs: what you must do with families' data
A working guide to UK GDPR for clubs and camp organisers: what counts as personal data, why children's health notes are special, how long to keep things, and how to answer a parent who asks what you hold.
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Where the guides point next.
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- FormSide vs generic ticketing toolsWhere ticketing stops and a camp keeps going.Open
- The registration deskQR check-in, medical notes on arrival, coach groups and the incident log.Open
- Help: how do I get paid?Bank transfer, card, deposits, balances and refunds, step by step.Open
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