BandSafe Toolkit

The Brass Bands England BandSafe Toolkit is a free online self-assessment toolkit for brass bands and other amateur music groups.  It was developed with the NSPCC and it's aim is to support bands in the development of policies and procedures that are fit for purpose and in place to minimise risks to the members and integrity of each band.

The online toolkit and all supporting documents are free to access for all brass bands regardless of their membership status to Brass Bands England and can be accessed here. However, Brass Bands England members may also benefit from the support available to help you with the actions within your plan. 

Completion of the Toolkit is one of the elements required to use the BBE-held BOPA to exempt your events from the need for individual Child Performance Licences.
To complete the toolkit you will need a free BBE account which you can create by following this link to register or if you already have an account login here. Once logged in, you will need to be linked to your band as an administrator. The toolkit can then be accessed on the ‘BandSafe and BOPA’ section of your band's account.

For more information about using the BBE-held BOPA please visit our information page on the BOPA.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

The self-assessment toolkit is composed of a series of questions, which can be viewed here before you start, across four sections:

Section 1: Recruiting New Players and Allocating Roles to Volunteers

Section 2: Safeguarding Members of the Band

Section 3: Avoiding Accidents and Delivering Safe Activities and Events

Section 4: Supporting Young People and Vulnerable Adults Within Your Band

The online toolkit is free to access for all brass bands regardless of their membership status to Brass Bands England. We feel that it is our duty not to withhold any supporting information that could help protect brass bands and their members. Some of the more detailed documents you might want to use are only available to members, but you can create your own version of these yourselves if you wish. There is, however, a benefit to becoming a member, in that officer support is available to help you with the actions within your plan.

  1. Create an account at bbe.org.uk using this link.
  2. For non-members click here to see the toolkit questions. You will need to be signed in and can create an account here.
  3. Members must be logged in and linked to their band as an administrator to access the online toolkit. You can do this on the 'Linked bands' tab of your account, then select the band as your primary organisation (linked under you name on the account page), and finally ask your administrator to give you admin permissions.
  4. Once your account is linked, go to the band dashboard and select the 'BandSafe and BOPA' page from the menu and click 'Bandsafe Toolkit'.