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A template form for sports organisations to use when contacting the references provided by an applicant for a role working with young people.

This short film introduces the work of the CPSU team and how we can support sports organisations to safeguard children and young people attending and participating in sport.

These safeguards outline what should be put in place by any organisation providing sports activities to children and young people.

This simple-to-use checklist has been developed to support organisations using external providers to offer sport and physical activity delivery for children and young people.

In this podcast, we discuss what safeguards sports clubs and organisations should have in place to create a safe environment for all children and young people.

These briefing papers explain positions of trust in sport and dance and outline the legislation which was updated in June 2022 in response to the NSPCC's Close the Loophole campaign.

In this podcast, we discuss how your organisation can ensure your sports event stays safe for all children and young people.

Is your organisation doing everything it could be to keep children and young people safe in sport? These online self-assessment tools will help you find out.

This briefing provides guidance on how to safeguard children and young people when they are using changing facilities, and includes recommended levels of adult supervision and examples of changing room policies.

We have put together a document to answer your frequently asked questions about this change to the law regarding positions of trust. 

This publication from Nacro guides National Governing Bodies through the process of making safe and fair membership decisions about those with criminal records. 

Dr Melanie Lang (Edge Hill University) has produced a video presentation for sports coach UK on challenging coach anxiety of adult-child touch in sport through a children's rights approach.

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

This briefing provides guidance for sports organisations about addressing self-harming behaviour and provides links to specialist support services. 

This briefing provides guidance on how sports organisations can address suicidal thoughts and feelings and provides links to specialist support services. 

In this podcast, we hear from two dedicated sports parents who discuss the very different roles they play in their preschool and disabled children's sports.

This is a sample job description for a chaperone responsible for protectiing and looking after children in sport.

A risk-assessment template to help you identify the risks and implement appropriate controls to help ensure a safe environment at your activity.

These parental behaviour scenarios can be used or adapted by clubs or sports organisations to help coaches and staff understand how they can tackle challenging parental involvement. 

In this podcast episode, we talk with our colleagues in the NSPCC about the new legislation passed in England and Wales on 28th June 2022, and soon Northern Ireland, which makes it illegal for someone in a position of trust in sports and faith organisations to have a sexual relationship with someone aged 16-17 in their care.