Responding to reports of non-recent abuse in sport

Last updated: 14 Mar 2022 Topics: Case management

This guidance on responding to reports of non-recent abuse in sport (PDF) raises awareness around non-recent abuse and why it's important that it's reported and responded to by sports organisations.

Sports organisations can also use this guidance to create an organisational policy around reporting and responding to non-recent abuse reports.

Author: NSPCC Child Protection in Sport Unit
Date: 2022

What's covered

  • introduction
  • what is non-recent abuse?
  • the importance of addressing non-recent abuse allegations 
  • reporting non-recent abuse
Download this guidance (PDF)