Below, we have attached some useful safeguarding and welfare resources:

Sport England: Safeguarding Guidance - Applicable across all sports.

Kyniska Advocacy is an athlete-led, safe sports organisation for women in sports, established through lived experience. Kyniska offers confidential support and advice via phone, text, or email.

Note: We have included some other helpful PDFs at the bottom of this page, which, although published by UK Athletics, offer across-the-board information that will be relevant to other sports.  

For Athletics:

If you need to report or question a behaviour but would prefer to bypass your club, you can complete the Online Safeguarding Concern Form available on your Home Country governing body website, which the UKA Safeguarding Team will process. Alternatively, email: Safeguarding@uka.org.uk.

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