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Safe sport events, activities and competitions

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.

Contact us - Helplines

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

Photos and videos are great for celebrating and promoting young people's involvement in sports. But steps should be taken to ensure the safe use of images by identifying the risks and mitigating them.

Case data collection research project

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.

Preventing bullying in sport

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

Accessibility

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

Standards for safeguarding and protecting children in sport

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.

Safer recruitment - Advertising a role

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.

Sitemap

A sitemap of the CPSU website.

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.

How can the NSPCC helpline help you?

The NSPCC helpline is a free service available to adults to seek advice or report safeguarding concerns. The service is open to all adults, including parents and professionals.

Child abuse in a sports setting - Sexual abuse

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

Assess my organisation

All sports organisations should have processes in place to ensure that they provide a safe and welcoming environment for children and young people.

Putting safeguards in place - Safeguarding procedures

What are safeguarding procedures? Safeguarding procedures outline how you will protect children and young people and what practical safeguarding measures will be put in place to do so.

Preventing bullying in sport - The impact of bullying

The impact of bullying in sport Bullying behaviours can cause negative experiences for children and young people taking part in sport.

Information for parents - How to spot abuse

Child abuse is any form of physical, emotional or sexual mistreatment or lack of care that leads to injury or harm.

Involving children and young people - How to involve children and young people

How to involve children and young people The planning required to engage and involve children and young people will vary depending on the size of your organisation, your budget and how you would like to include them.

Mental health and wellbeing - Barriers and benefits

There is a wide range of mental health and wellbeing problems that can affect young people for many different reasons.

Writing safeguarding plans guidance - Communication plans

Using a safeguarding communication plan will help you to ensure that the people across your organisation or sports activity are aware of the safeguarding work taking place and understand their own role in keeping children safe.

IICSA has published its final report

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse has launched its final report which details the extent of child sexual abuse in the UK and the need for strengthening of safeguarding provisions.