Sport Integrity - Help for UK Sport athletes and more

Sport Integrity is a confidential reporting line and independent investigation service, here to support you.

The service is available for all athletes and staff on Olympic and Paralympic performance programmes, to report allegations of unacceptable behaviour.

Who can access Sport Integrity?

You are able to raise a concern using the service if you meet one of the following criteria:

• You are an athlete who is selected to an Olympic or Paralympic performance programme funded by UK Sport
• You are an Athlete Support Personnel who are either working on an Olympic or Paralympic performance programme or working with Athletes
• You are an office holder of a national governing body in receipt of UK Sport funding for an Olympic or Paralymic performance programme

What can I contact Sport Integrity about?

• Bullying
• Harassment
• Discrimination
• Abuse (physical and verbal)
• Sexual Misconduct

Any issues you report must have occurred within the last 3 months, unless there is a legitimate reason for you needing to delay contacting the service to raise a concern.

If you are under 18 years of age, we cannot progress any concern you raise without your parent, guardian or carers' consent.

If you do not wish to progress a concern due to this, we advise speaking to other support organisations such as Child Line.

Once Sport Integrity has been notified of a concern, a preliminary investigation may take place to establish if the disclosure is legitimate to ensure that only credible matters are investigated.

If there is a legitimate concern the relevant National Governing Body will be informed and Sport Integrity may recommend mediation or an independent investigation. In line with the full Procedural Rules of Sport Integrity.

Any mediation will be undertaken by Sport Integrity. In the case an independent investigation is required the National Governing Body involved will either instruct Sport Integrity to undertake this or choose for this to be manager by a third party.

On conclusion of a Sport Integrity facilitated investigation a report detailing findings will be provided to the National Governing Body to allow them to resolve as appropriate.

If you have are the reporter of a concern you will be provided with a brief statement informing you whether the investigation has substantiated the allegations, and if so, you will be referred to the National Governing Body.

Additonal support

Athletes can receive additional or alternative support from the British Elite Athletes Association, by contacting support@britisheliteathletes.org

If you are a member of Athlete Support Personnel you can receive support from UK Coaching or via any applicable employee assistance programmes.

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