The experiences of children participating in organised sport in the UK
May 2011. The University of Edinburgh/NSPCC Centre for UK-wide Learning in Child Protection (CLiCP) carried out a three year research study of young adults' childhood experiences of emotional harm, body image, self harm, sexual harm and physical harm in organised sport. Three published reports provide a headline summary, a longer overview and the full in-depth research findings.
How safe are our children? 2020
This NSPCC report compiles and analyses the most robust and up-to-date child protection data that exists across the four nations in the UK for 2020.
Interpersonal violence against children in sport in the Netherlands and Belgium
This research article reports on the first large-scale prevalence study on interpersonal violence against children in sport in the Netherlands and Belgium.
Standards for Child Wellbeing and Protection in Sport (Scotland)
The Scottish Standards for Child Wellbeing and Protection in Sport supports organisations to create a culture of safeguarding and protecting children.
Mental Health Charter for Sport and Recreation
The charter aims to influence the sports sector to support athletes' mental wellbeing and change the stigma around mental health.
Board safeguarding champion – role description
This guidance describes the knowledge and skills required for a Board safeguarding champion.
Chaperone – role description
This is a sample role description for a chaperone responsible for protecting and looking after children in sport.
Club welfare officer – role description
Use this sample role description as a template to assist you when recruiting for a club welfare officer role.
Lead safeguarding officer – role description
This template provides a role description for a lead safeguarding officer role in the context of protecting children in sport.
Regional or county safeguarding officer – role description
A template role description for a regional or county safeguarding officer role, which you can use when recruiting.