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Social media best practice There are several ways in which sports organisations and activity providers can reduce the risk of harm to children and young people whilst using social media to promote their organisation or to communicate.

Live events and livestreaming You might want to use livestreaming or video conferencing in your sport or activity for a number of reasons.

As we come to the end of the year, we wanted to say a big thank you for working with the CPSU and, remind ourselves of the resources we published in 2024.

This resource will help you to meet the safeguarding responsibilities for your event and to promote the wellbeing of all the young participants, volunteers and officials.

If you think a child is in immediate danger Don't delay – call the police on 999 straight away.

Whether you want advice on supporting your child through sport, or you have some concerns, the NSPCC is there to help.

The case data collection tool is a piece of research coordinated between the CPSU and Loughborough University. The data collected is anonymised and analysed to identify themes and trends about safeguarding cases. 

Sports organisations have an important role to play in creating a positive culture to challenge bullying behaviour. 

These videos aim to support parents whose children and young people take part in sport or physical activity.

Standards providing a framework for everyone involved in sport to help them create a safe sporting environment for children and young people and protect them from harm.

This research article reports on the first large-scale prevalence study on interpersonal violence against children in sport in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Prior to recruiting to your chosen role, it’s important to plan and prepare for the hiring process, so that your organisation's values and ethos is clear.

Photography and filming policy and procedures What is a photography and filming policy? Your photography and filming policy should clearly state your approach to photos and videos of children and young people taking part in your sport, club, activity, event, or session.

A sitemap of the CPSU website.

Learn more about what you need to know to choose the right training for your role in sport or physical activity.

We want to make sure everyone can access the information provided on this website regardless of their ability or disability.

Advice about reducing the risk of the grooming process taking place to prevent children from being sexually harmed.

Learn more about how our safeguarding consultants work with system partners in England to strengthen safeguarding in sport. 

In June 2025 we ran our first ‘Safeguarding in the High-Performance System Forum’, developed in partnership with UK Sport and the Ann Craft Trust. 

Definition of sexual abuse Sexual abuse is when a child is forced or persuaded to take part in sexual activities.