Play Safe is being run in partnership with the NSPCC and has the full backing of the Premier League, EFL, Barclays FA Women's Super League and the FA Women's Championship. It's also supported and being run across every other level of the game.

The main element of Play Safe is a series of short films which emphasise the importance of clubs such as ours having safeguarding as an everyday reality. The films also explain to parents/carers and children themselves so they know what to do if they feel unsafe or worried, because nothing matters more than making sure football is safe for everyone.

You can see these films by clicking the links below:

CHILDREN

CLUB OFFICIALS

PARENTS AND CARERS

"As a youth team coach, I will be working with my club to ensure we support the Play Safe messaging," says FA Chief Executive Mark Bullingham. "I am also pleased that the campaign has the support of the former footballers with lived experience of abuse in football, who are on our Survivor Support and Safeguarding Advisory Group.

The Group has collectively said: 'Learning from the past is crucial, so that we can prevent the horrific experiences that happened to us and so many others in football, from happening again.

'As a group of survivors, we fully support the ethos and important messages that Play Safe conveys – whether to club officials, parents/carers and or vitally, children and young people themselves. Equally important is that Play Safe is not a one-off campaign – it will be used at key points in the football calendar to remind everyone in football, that children's welfare and keeping them safe, should be at the heart of all that we do.'"

Lystra Landon, Designated Safeguarding Officer at Liverpool County FA added:

"The National Football Safeguarding Weekend is a great opportunity for Leagues and Clubs to embed a safeguarding culture which is driven by the children and young people involved in football. I would therefore encourage all Youth Leagues and Clubs to find some time to interact with children and young people. A good way of doing this is to ask their U18 players, referees and coaches what they feel is working well and anything they would like to change. Let their voice be heard and, most importantly, take on board their feedback."

As the Survivor Group points out, you'll see Play Safe appearing at various points throughout the season to keep safeguarding front of mind in football. Together, we want to do everything we can so everyone – particularly children and young people – has a consistently positive experience of our great game.

For more information on safeguarding on Merseyside, please CLICK HERE to download Liverpool FA's updated safeguarding booklet Help Keep Our Game Safe.