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There is a considerable amount of support, guidance and in some cases additional resourcing, through governing bodies of sport, for clubs working towards club accreditation on schemes such as Clubmark.
Club accreditation supports clubs to develop a club environment that addresses their duty of care and child protection minimum operating standards. The club accreditation schemes developed by governing bodies of sport mirror the accepted sector standards established within Clubmark and, in some cases, exceed these as part of their grass-roots work to implement the Standards for Safeguarding and Protecting Children in Sport.
Clubmark was introduced by Sport England in 2002 to:
The development of Clubmark has been supported by a range of partners, including governing bodies of sport, Sport England, equity partners, sports coach UK and runningsports. Since 2004, the CPSU has supported the safeguarding element of the quality mark and worked closely with these other partners.
Around 35 sports are currently Clubmark accredited or working towards the award. This represents over 10,000 accredited sports clubs across the country. Eight county sports partnerships (CSPs) are also licensed to provide assessment and more CSPs are working towards being licensed.
Clubmark accreditation is a valuable club development tool and is awarded to clubs that comply with minimum operating standards in four areas:
To find out more about sport-specific club accreditation schemes, contact your governing body of sport or check their website.
High quality community sport for young people: operational standards and guidance for organisations who do not have a recognised club accreditation standard (PDF, 792KB)
Published by Sport England (2009). For organisations that are ineligible for Clubmark, including unaffiliated clubs and alternative sporting activity providers, a high quality activity guidance document which incorporates minimum operating standards for safeguarding children and young people has been developed.
The guidance was developed in partnership with the CPSU, Sport England, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), key partners from the youth and voluntary sectors, governing bodies of sport and county sport partnerships (CSPs) and is being used as a tool by CSPs seeking to identify appropriate activity providers within the Sport Unlimited strategy.
This guidance is also available on the CPSU Publications page of our website.
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