Resource library

This briefing outlines a consistent approach to decisions about the eligibility of pool lifeguards for Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks.

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

This briefing paper will help you understand your safeguarding roles and responsibilities when working or volunteering at a sporting event. 

This briefing has been developed to help anyone planning to work with children and young people in drop-in activities.

This guidance explores anxiety within a sports context, outlining possible signs and symptoms and what you should do if you suspect that a young person is struggling with an anxiety disorder.

This document contains guidance on how safeguarding concerns can be scaled using thresholds, enabling for the concern to be properly dealt with. 

This briefing provides an overview of harmful sexual behaviour in children and young people and recommends ways in which to address worrying behaviour.

This guidance advises sports organisations on the types of procedures they should have in place to respond to reports of non-recent abuse in sport. 

A resource to help sports organisations to positively and meaningfully engage with people who have lived experience of childhood abuse.

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.