Engaging people with lived experience of childhood sexual abuse
A resource to help sports organisations to positively and meaningfully engage with people who have lived experience of childhood abuse.
Report into child sexual abuse in sport
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) has published a report looking at the research findings in relation to experiences of child sexual abuse in sport between the 1950s and 2010s.
Final report into child sexual abuse
In 2022, the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) published its final report looking at child sexual abuse across multiple organisations.
Online safety – training scenarios
You can use these scenarios with staff and volunteers in your sport to identify any gaps in knowledge when dealing with online safety concerns.
Anti-bullying activities for sport
These activities are designed to help young people in your sports club understand the negative implications of bullying.
Leisure sector safeguarding checklist
A safeguarding checklist to support the leisure industry to meet their safeguarding responsibilities for both children and adults.
DBS checks in sport – your questions answered
In part two of our DBS checks in sport podcast series, we ask Linda and Helen from the Disclosure and Barring Service about vetting check sports questions.
Responding to information about possible risks to children
Guidance to help sports clubs and organisations risk assess any safeguarding concerns around the membership of people with criminal records. This briefing paper highlights what needs to be done to ensure decisions made are fair and safe.
Case management group – terms of reference
This guidance is an example of a case management group's terms of reference.
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.