Principle 1. Leading our organisation.
We do this by:
- Agreeing our vision, purpose and values and making sure that they remain
relevant.
- Developing, resourcing, monitoring and evaluating a plan to make sure that
our organisation
achieves its stated purpose.
- Managing, supporting and holding to account staff, volunteers and all who
act on behalf of the
organisation.
Principle 2. Exercising control over our organisation
We do this by:
- Identifying and complying with all relevant legal and regulatory
requirements.
- making sure there are appropriate internal finacial and management controls.
- Identifying major risks for our organisation and deciding ways of managing
the risks.
Principle 3. Being transparent and accountable
We do this by:
- Identifying those who have legitimate interest in the work of our
organisation (stakeholders)
and making sure there is regular and active communication with them about
our organisation.
- Responding to stakeholders' questions or views about the work of our
organisation and how we can
run it.
- Encouraging and enabling the engagement of those who benefit from our
organisation in the
planning and decision-making of the organisation.
Principle 4. Working effectively
We do this by:
- Making sure that our governing body, individual board members, committees,
staff and volunteers
understand their: role, legal duties, and delegated responsibility for
decision-making.
- Making sure that as a board we exercise our collective responsibility
through board meetings
that are efficient and effective.
- Making sure that there is suitable board recruitment, development and
retirement processes in
place.
Principle 5. Behaving with integrity
We do this by:
- Being honest, fair and independent.
- Understanding, declaring and managing conflicts of interest and conflicts of
loyalties.
- Protecting and promoting our organisation's reputation.
We confirm that our organisation is committed to the standards outlined in these
principles.
We commit to reviewing our organisational practice against the recommended
actions for each
principle every year
Governance Code
Letter
to Affiliated Clubs
Child
Safeguarding
Statement
Generic Risk
Assessment Template
Child
Protection Report
Form
Full Safeguarding Guidance for Children & Young People in
Sport
Full
Public Statement of Compliance Form