Following on from last week’s article on safeguarding in the equine sector, we asked Elaine Burke, equuip Manager at Horse Racing Ireland, to answer some of our questions regarding the organisation’s safeguarding policies and their implementation. Equuip is the education, training and welfare division of Horse Racing Ireland.

The Irish Field (TIF): Equuip has a very comprehensive safeguarding policy on its website. How is awareness of this policy and procedures actively communicated to staff across the racing industry?