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<p>Anyone involved in sport in a role that involves regular contact with or responsibility
for children or vulnerable adults should have appropriate background checks.</p><p>
</p><p>Organisations in receipt of public funding from Sport England and UK Sport
since April 2017 are required to meet the standards set out in the Code for Sports
Governance. The Code contains specific obligations about safeguarding, including a
requirement to adhere to the Standards for Safeguarding and Protecting Children in
Sport, which are issued by the NSPCC’s Child Protection in Sport Unit. These standards
state that sport organisations must have policies and procedures in place to safely
recruit staff and volunteers who work with children and for assessing their suitability
for such roles. DBS checks are one tool that can be used. Safeguarding checks required
by legislation and guidance must also be carried out.</p>
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