Procedural fairness
Allegations, investigations and substantiated findings are recorded as different things. The organisation can answer proposed public wording. Nothing unsubstantiated is published.
Certification · integrity
Serious impact is never converted into points.
The disclosure questionnaire is confidential by default, unscored and separate from the free pathway. It affects eligibility, conditions and public trust—not the numeric score.
Draft operating policy v0.1: disclosure periods, materiality decisions and notification duties require council and legal approval before formal use.
The formal disclosure duty
Applicants disclose the following categories and attest that the record remains current.
- Substantiated safeguarding findings or athlete-harm incidents · 5 years
- Regulatory or sport-authority sanctions · 5 years
- Current investigations into welfare, harassment or discrimination
- Material athlete-welfare or employment litigation · 3 years
- Prior label or certification suspension/revocation · 5 years
- Serious incidents linked to organisational conduct · 5 years
A five-step materiality ladder
The decision-maker classifies each disclosure; the safeguarding lead is consulted. Silence is never used to make a badge look safer than the known facts.
- 1
Not material
Confidential; no effect.
- 2
Material, remediable
Conditions must close before award.
- 3
Material, public
Rare factual note, legally and independently reviewed.
- 4
Incompatible
Certification is refused.
- 5
Found after award
Suspension or revocation track.
The duty continues after award
Critical incidents and emergency interventions: 24 hours. New investigations, sanctions or substantiated complaints: 7 days. Material scope, leadership or structural changes: 30 days.
Integrity also needs an external voice.
Public concerns can trigger review, surveillance or suspension assessment.