Governance

Details of our governance and oversight are available below.

Code for Sports Governance

Sporting Equals is committed to high standards of governance and we’re proud to have achieved compliance against Tier 3 of the Code for Sports Governance (with confirmation of compliance received from Sport England during August 2018). Work to maintain compliance is ongoing as part of our good governance.

Safeguarding

Annual Report and Accounts

 

Our Designated Safeguarding Lead can be contacted at safeguarding@sportingequals.org.uk

Safeguarding incidents can be reported by clicking here.

Prevent referrals can be completed by clicking here.

Sporting Equals’ Annual Report and Accounts can be viewed on the Charity Commission’s website.

Registered Charity

Sporting Equals is registered as a charity in England and Wales (1119365) and is registered with Companies House as a Private Limited Company by guarantee (05853520). We’re governed by the rules and regulations within our Memorandum and Articles of Association.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We believe in inclusion by supporting and empowering our staff and beyond. Our Diversity & Inclusion Action Plan sets out how we will take this further and direct our focus into growing and engaging wider communities through inclusion and equality of opportunities. This sits alongside our EDI Policy.

Data Protection

Sporting Equals takes data protection seriously and is committed to ensuring that your personal information is handled in accordance with applicable data protection laws. We are registered with the Information Commissions Office the UK’s independent body set up to uphold information rights.

If you have any questions or concerns about data protection please contact  governance@sportingequals.org.uk

Board of Trustees

Sporting Equals is governed by a board of trustees who collectively govern and take decisions to ensure the charity fulfils its purpose and remains sustainable. As Sporting Equals is both a charity and company, Sporting Equals’ trustees are also company Directors (Non-Executive Directors) and therefore beholden to both charity and company law.

Sporting Equals’ board of trustees has four sub-committees where trustees with specific skills and experience can focus on priority governance areas in more detail (Finance Committee, Audit Committee, HR & Remunerations Committee, Marketing & Communicaions Committe) and, in addition, Nominations Committee is dealt with by the full board.