Helping to build a culture of integrity involves understanding the risks at your club or organisation, and the processes to prevent and respond to threats to integrity.
Understand harmful and unfair behaviour in sport and recreation, – the threats to integrity – and the impact on people.
Identify what the risks are of harmful and unfair behaviour happening at your club or organisation.
Assess the resources and systems you have in place (and any gaps) to help prevent and respond to harmful and unfair behaviour.
Establish the measures – for example, guidance, policies, learning – your organisation needs develop to reduce, manage or remove these risks.
Work on your organisation’s most serious risk – threat to integrity – first. For example, if your organisation has children participating in your sport or activity, you could focus on child safeguarding. Prioritise the risks by considering:
how serious or severe the impact is on people if you do nothing
the policies, procedures, resources and learning you have in place (or don’t) to prevent or respond to the behaviour
any past or current issues or concerns; taking into account not all harmful behaviour is reported.
The sections below describe the threats to integrity, along with guidance, learning resources and policy templates for you to download and use. They also show whether these risks apply to your organisation.
Abuse and harm to children, young people and adults at risk
This is harming (bullying, violence, intimidation, sexual and emotional abuse), ill-treatment, neglect, or deprivation of a child, young person or adult at risk. Sexual abuse includes grooming.
There is a risk of abuse and harm at your club or organisation if:
you provide sport or recreation activities for children and young people or adults at risk
there are children and young people at your club, using your facilities or attending events
you provide sport or recreation activities for adults at risk
there are adults at risk at your club, using your facilities or attending events.
This is using deception or using your position to improperly obtain a benefit or advantage. It includes bribery, conflicts of interest, misuse of funds, or stealing.
There is a risk of corruption and fraud at your club or organisation if you:
This is sportspeople possessing, using, or trafficking banned substances, support people possessing or trafficking banned substances. Banned substances include illegal drugs. Drug testing.
There is a health and reputational risk if your club or organisation provides sport activities to groups and individuals.
Is your organisation signed up to the Sports Anti-Doping Rules?
Are you a member organisation of a national sporting organisation who is signed up to the Sports Anti-Doping Rules?
Helping to build a culture of integrity involves understanding the risks at your club or organisation, and the processes to prevent and respond to threats to integrity.
Understand harmful and unfair behaviour in sport and recreation, – the threats to integrity – and the impact on people.
Identify what the risks are of harmful and unfair behaviour happening at your club or organisation.
Assess the resources and systems you have in place (and any gaps) to help prevent and respond to harmful and unfair behaviour.
Establish the measures – for example, guidance, policies, learning – your organisation needs develop to reduce, manage or remove these risks.
Work on your organisation’s most serious risk – threat to integrity – first. For example, if your organisation has children participating in your sport or activity, you could focus on child safeguarding. Prioritise the risks by considering:
how serious or severe the impact is on people if you do nothing
the policies, procedures, resources and learning you have in place (or don’t) to prevent or respond to the behaviour
any past or current issues or concerns; taking into account not all harmful behaviour is reported.
The sections below describe the threats to integrity, along with guidance, learning resources and policy templates for you to download and use. They also show whether these risks apply to your organisation.
Abuse and harm to children, young people and adults at risk
This is harming (bullying, violence, intimidation, sexual and emotional abuse), ill-treatment, neglect, or deprivation of a child, young person or adult at risk. Sexual abuse includes grooming.
There is a risk of abuse and harm at your club or organisation if:
you provide sport or recreation activities for children and young people or adults at risk
there are children and young people at your club, using your facilities or attending events
you provide sport or recreation activities for adults at risk
there are adults at risk at your club, using your facilities or attending events.
This is using deception or using your position to improperly obtain a benefit or advantage. It includes bribery, conflicts of interest, misuse of funds, or stealing.
There is a risk of corruption and fraud at your club or organisation if you:
This is sportspeople possessing, using, or trafficking banned substances, support people possessing or trafficking banned substances. Banned substances include illegal drugs. Drug testing.
There is a health and reputational risk if your club or organisation provides sport activities to groups and individuals.
Is your organisation signed up to the Sports Anti-Doping Rules?
Are you a member organisation of a national sporting organisation who is signed up to the Sports Anti-Doping Rules?
