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Making Sport Safer for All<br><\/strong>How the WSA has significantly strengthened safeguarding across Welsh sport &#8211; through the rapid growth of its sector-leading bilingual DBS service and the launch of Safeguarding Plus, a specialist support programme designed to enhance members\u2019 capability and capacity in the essential governance area of safeguarding children and adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>4. 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