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<p>I have been carefully considering the recommendation in Baroness Grey-Thompson’s
Duty of Care in Sport review for the establishment of an independent sports ombudsman.
As I stated during my appearance before the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select
Committee in November 2017, I would like to consider the Committee’s report of their
inquiry into sports governance before making any decisions about whether or how to
take this recommendation forward.</p><p> </p><p>It is important that elite sports’
systems for dealing with concerns about athlete welfare are as effective as possible,
regardless of whether any new service - be that an ombudsman or a different model
- is developed. UK Sport have been proactive on this issue and are working to strengthen
the existing systems, structures and responsibilities for dispute resolution within
the high performance system.</p><p> </p>
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