Please use the guidance below to understand which roles in U18 football need to have a DBS Enhanced Criminal Record Check with Children’s Barred List:

Club Welfare Officers
Coaches [this includes those who are referred to as Assistant Coach]
Team Managers [including those referred to as Assistant Managers]
Referees in U18 football, Referee Mentors, Referee Coaches and Referee Assessors
First Aiders
Physiotherapists and other Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) registered roles
Regular Club Drivers

Ordinarily, Club Chairmen, Treasurers and Secretaries do not require a check, if they are just or mainly administrative roles. However, if the people in these roles also help with coaching or at matches, then they will need a DBS Enhanced Criminal Record Check with Children’s Barred List in their role as a coach, team assistant, etc.

Lots of roles do not need to have checks, for example: you do not need to have a check to watch your child play, if you occasionally run the line or if you drive your own child and his/her friends to games if this is a private and personal arrangement with other parents, or if your role is mainly administrative.

It is very important that people who do not need a check are not asked to complete one, as this is breaking the law and has serious consequences.

Extract from The FA Grassroots Football - Safeguarding Children (Policies and Procedures)