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Concerns raised 6 Failure to maintain current Welfare Officer registration records Part of recurring concern: Unreliable Welfare Officer contact arrangements View source Failure to ensure that Level 2 coach registrations accurately reflect coaching activity View source Lack of systems to monitor and enforce compliance with child protection and safeguarding requirements View source Failure to display current Welfare Officer contact details prominently at clubs Part of recurring concern: Unreliable Welfare Officer contact arrangements View source Lack of adequate and enforceable child protection and safeguarding measures View source Lack of a policy or procedure for checking and enforcing compliance with safeguarding and child protection procedures View source See 3 more concerns
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England Boxing Implement learning notes or recommendations arising from the independent inquiry throughout 2022.
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England Boxing Introduce recurring refresher training for level one coaches and decertify coaches who do not complete it.
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England Boxing Require clubs to maintain specified coaches, a committee and Welfare Officer, adopt the safeguarding policy, and undergo membership and facility checks before seasonal approval.
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England Boxing Require Regional and Club Welfare Officers to complete regular safeguarding updates, including the enhanced Time to Listen course for Regional Welfare Officers.
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England Boxing Introduce a policy for addressing concerns about items recorded in The Vault and verify updated certifications during coach renewals.
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England Boxing Consolidate amateur boxing rules and regulations into a publicly accessible England Boxing Rule Book.
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England Boxing Overhaul the England Boxing website and update guidance so regulations and policies are clearer and more accessible.
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England Boxing Publish consistent nationwide club and individual membership criteria and advice on the England Boxing website.
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England Boxing Engage independent safeguarding expertise to review and amend safeguarding procedures and policies where necessary.
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England Boxing Expand The Vault to actively track registrations and centralise checks of coach qualifications, safeguarding, first-aid and DBS certifications.
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England Boxing Update bout permit regulations to require organiser accountability, suitable venues, and appropriate safety, security and medical provisions.
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England Boxing Require level two coaches to hold level one certification and current safeguarding, first-aid and DBS certifications before progression.
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England Boxing Draft emergency action plans allocating responsibilities for medical emergencies involving boxers, officials and spectators.
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England Boxing Set up an independent inquiry into safeguarding, club registration and oversight responsibilities, with terms of reference informed by the Inquest.
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England Boxing Expand officiating training, including supervisor courses covering implementation of emergency plans.
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England Boxing Make installation of automatic emergency defibrillators mandatory at member clubs.
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England Boxing Require prospective coaches to complete approved safeguarding training and enhanced DBS checks before coaching licences are issued.
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Require publicly funded sports organisations to meet the Code for Sports Governance safeguarding standards.
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Work with Sport England and England Boxing to review and address concerns raised in the reports.
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Work with safeguarding partners to review and strengthen safeguarding provision where necessary.
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Follow the Whyte Review and its findings closely.
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Engage across sport to address concussion and dementia concerns affecting athlete safety.
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PFD Monitor interpretation Failure to maintain current Welfare Officer registration records
Wider context from the report “At Mr Bilbey’s club the registered Welfare Officer had left the club three years prior to Mr Bilbey’s death . However, his name was at the time registered on ‘The Vault’ held and maintained by England Boxing . From the evidence heard at inquest there no thing to demonstrate that the name of the Welfare officer and his contact details were displayed prominent in the club. In fact those details were not displayed at all. There was a registered level 2 couch registered on ‘The Vault’. However, in evidence the witness stated under oath that he did not undertake any training or coaching activities at the club.
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PFD Monitor interpretation Failure to ensure that Level 2 coach registrations accurately reflect coaching activity
Wider context from the report “At Mr Bilbey’s club the registered Welfare Officer had left the club three years prior to Mr Bilbey’s death. However, his name was at the time registered on ‘The Vault’ held and maintained by England Boxing. From the evidence heard at inquest there no thing to demonstrate that the name of the Welfare officer and his contact details were displayed prominent in the club. In fact those details were not displayed at all. There was a registered level 2 couch registered on ‘The Vault’. However, in evidence the witness stated under oath that he did not undertake any training or coaching activities at the club .
” Is this part of a recurring concern? No recurring-concern membership is currently published.
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PFD Monitor interpretation Lack of systems to monitor and enforce compliance with child protection and safeguarding requirements
Wider context from the report “Boxing England, A National Governing Body did not have in place any systems to monitor and enforce compliance with Child Protection and Safeguarding issues . Given the media coverage of issues with Child Protection and Safeguarding with British Gymnastics and British Athletics I am concerned that this is endemic amongst Sporting National Bodies .
” Is this part of a recurring concern? No recurring-concern membership is currently published.
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PFD Monitor interpretation Failure to display current Welfare Officer contact details prominently at clubs
Wider context from the report “At Mr Bilbey’s club the registered Welfare Officer had left the club three years prior to Mr Bilbey’s death. However, his name was at the time registered on ‘The Vault’ held and maintained by England Boxing. From the evidence heard at inquest there no thing to demonstrate that the name of the Welfare officer and his contact details were displayed prominent in the club . In fact those details were not displayed at all . There was a registered level 2 couch registered on ‘The Vault’. However, in evidence the witness stated under oath that he did not undertake any training or coaching activities at the club.
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PFD Monitor interpretation Lack of adequate and enforceable child protection and safeguarding measures
Wider context from the report “1. England Boxing did not have in place adequate and enforceable child protection and safeguarding measures .
2. England Boxing did not have in place any policy or procedure for checking and enforcing compliance with its safeguarding or child protection procedures.
” Is this part of a recurring concern? No recurring-concern membership is currently published.
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PFD Monitor interpretation Lack of a policy or procedure for checking and enforcing compliance with safeguarding and child protection procedures
Wider context from the report “1. England Boxing did not have in place adequate and enforceable child protection and safeguarding measures.
2. England Boxing did not have in place any policy or procedure for checking and enforcing compliance with its safeguarding or child protection procedures .
” Is this part of a recurring concern? No recurring-concern membership is currently published.
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PFD Monitor interpretation Implement learning notes or recommendations arising from the independent inquiry throughout 2022.
Verbatim wording from the response “Some of the regulations and policies which will be investigated relate to the process used in the registration of clubs to “The Vault”, along with how that information is cross-referenced and checked regionally. The inquiry’s findings will then inform what changes will be required to ensure that policies and procedures are not only in place, but actively adhered to by member clubs.” Source location 2021-0068-Response-from-England-Boxing-Redacted
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PFD Monitor interpretation Introduce recurring refresher training for level one coaches and decertify coaches who do not complete it.
Verbatim wording from the response “Coach / Official Training: Since 2017 we have comprehensively restructured our coaching courses. We have now introduced a refresher course for level one coaches which must be undertaken every three years to ensure that coaches stay up to date. Coaches who do not attend refresher training are decertified.” Source location 2021-0068-Response-from-England-Boxing-Redacted
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PFD Monitor interpretation Require clubs to maintain specified coaches, a committee and Welfare Officer, adopt the safeguarding policy, and undergo membership and facility checks before seasonal approval.
Verbatim wording from the response “Club membership requires the presence of a registered level 1 and level 2 Coach, a committee, and a designated Welfare Officer. Clubs must also adopt England Boxing’s Safeguarding Policy. Details of the above information must be registered on “The Vault”. New applications are supplied to England Boxing centrally, with the relevant Region dealing with renewals. A Regional representative will then conduct a visit to the club in order to carry out physical checks on the facilities, whilst the Registrar will check the relevant paperwork and membership requirements before approving the club for the season.” Source location 2021-0068-Response-from-England-Boxing-Redacted
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PFD Monitor interpretation Require Regional and Club Welfare Officers to complete regular safeguarding updates, including the enhanced Time to Listen course for Regional Welfare Officers.
Verbatim wording from the response “Safeguarding: Whilst required before this, since May 2018 all prospective coaches have to attend an approved safeguarding course prior to issue of their coaching licence. Without it the licence will not be issued. This is in addition to enhanced DBS checks. More recently, we have engaged the services of a prominent QC to review our safeguarding procedures and policies and amend them where necessary. As a result, Regional and Club Welfare Officers are also now required to attend” Source location 2021-0068-Response-from-England-Boxing-Redacted
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PFD Monitor interpretation Introduce a policy for addressing concerns about items recorded in The Vault and verify updated certifications during coach renewals.
Verbatim wording from the response “In November 2106, the Coach education system was also centralised. Any new Coach registering with England Boxing is input into The Vault database by staff based in Sheffield, who check and cross-reference the training, safeguarding, first-aid, and DBS certification to ensure validity. We also introduced a new policy for dealing with any concerns regarding any items on the database. When the Coach renews membership, the England Boxing region in which they are based checks the updated certifications.” Source location 2021-0068-Response-from-England-Boxing-Redacted
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PFD Monitor interpretation Consolidate amateur boxing rules and regulations into a publicly accessible England Boxing Rule Book.
Verbatim wording from the response “Rule Book – At the time of this incident, the rules and regulations governing amateur/Olympic boxing in England were located in various publications available from different sources, which made identifying and applying specific rules unnecessarily cumbersome. They were also, to some extent, based upon regulations imposed by other international bodies, meaning that clubs had to sift through information which did not apply on a local/regional level in order to find information relevant to them. Since 2018 we have collated all the information on rules and regulations regarding competing, boxing and codified them into one publication. The resultant England Boxing Rule Book can be found on our website and is available for open-access viewing.” Source location 2021-0068-Response-from-England-Boxing-Redacted
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PFD Monitor interpretation Overhaul the England Boxing website and update guidance so regulations and policies are clearer and more accessible.
Verbatim wording from the response “Website – Since 2018, the England Boxing website has been overhauled in order to provide greater clarity on regulation and policy. The structure is now much easier to follow and relevant publications are easily accessible. All guidance available on the website has been scrutinised and updated where appropriate.” Source location 2021-0068-Response-from-England-Boxing-Redacted
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PFD Monitor interpretation Publish consistent nationwide club and individual membership criteria and advice on the England Boxing website.
Verbatim wording from the response “The new club and individual membership criteria are displayed on the England Boxing website to provide access to clear advice regarding membership, which is now consistent nationwide and unaffected by regional variances.” Source location 2021-0068-Response-from-England-Boxing-Redacted
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PFD Monitor interpretation Engage independent safeguarding expertise to review and amend safeguarding procedures and policies where necessary.
Verbatim wording from the response “Safeguarding: Whilst required before this, since May 2018 all prospective coaches have to attend an approved safeguarding course prior to issue of their coaching licence. Without it the licence will not be issued. This is in addition to enhanced DBS checks. More recently, we have engaged the services of a prominent QC to review our safeguarding procedures and policies and amend them where necessary. As a result, Regional and Club Welfare Officers are also now required to attend” Source location 2021-0068-Response-from-England-Boxing-Redacted
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PFD Monitor interpretation Expand The Vault to actively track registrations and centralise checks of coach qualifications, safeguarding, first-aid and DBS certifications.
Verbatim wording from the response “Vault: At the time of this incident “The Vault” system was in its infancy and its benefits and capabilities were not utilised to the full. Since then, the system has expanded in use and registrations are actively tracked, ensuring accountability. Prior to the introduction of The Vault club membership was administered regionally and, upon centralisation of the process, training and instruction was provided to Registrars in each region. They were responsible for confirming the necessary qualifications were in place for the coaches and club before approving the application, but it has become apparent that there was some variation in some of the club facility requirements between regions (but not coaching qualifications).” Source location 2021-0068-Response-from-England-Boxing-Redacted
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PFD Monitor interpretation Update bout permit regulations to require organiser accountability, suitable venues, and appropriate safety, security and medical provisions.
Verbatim wording from the response “Permit Regulations: Bouts have never been allowed to go ahead without a permit issued by the relevant England Boxing region. However, the regulations regarding the issuing of permits were comprehensively updated in 2019. The new regulations set out in detail the accountability of bout organisers, ensures the suitability of the venue (with reference to the new Emergency Plans) and requires that appropriate safety, security and medical provisions are in place. Permits will not be issued unless all of those requirements have been met.” Source location 2021-0068-Response-from-England-Boxing-Redacted
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PFD Monitor interpretation Require level two coaches to hold level one certification and current safeguarding, first-aid and DBS certifications before progression.
Verbatim wording from the response “Coaches may only progress to a level 2 status by holding a level 1 certification for a minimum of 12 months and registering up to date safeguarding, first aid and DBS certifications on The Vault, so that we can ensure policies have been adhered to.” Source location 2021-0068-Response-from-England-Boxing-Redacted
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PFD Monitor interpretation Draft emergency action plans allocating responsibilities for medical emergencies involving boxers, officials and spectators.
Verbatim wording from the response “Policies – We have drafted the following policy documents, which were missing at the time of this incident:” Source location 2021-0068-Response-from-England-Boxing-Redacted
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PFD Monitor interpretation Set up an independent inquiry into safeguarding, club registration and oversight responsibilities, with terms of reference informed by the Inquest.
Verbatim wording from the response “Independent Inquiry: Immediately following this incident, England Boxing identified a number of issues which required analysis and action. As set out above, many of those were implemented prior to the Inquest. However, although the Court will note that post-incident meeting minutes” Source location 2021-0068-Response-from-England-Boxing-Redacted
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PFD Monitor interpretation Expand officiating training, including supervisor courses covering implementation of emergency plans.
Verbatim wording from the response “Training for those officiating at bouts has also been expanded and developed, including training courses for Supervisors, which sets out their responsibilities for implementing the Emergency Plans in the event of an emergency event.” Source location 2021-0068-Response-from-England-Boxing-Redacted
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PFD Monitor interpretation Make installation of automatic emergency defibrillators mandatory at member clubs.
Verbatim wording from the response “Campaigns: Following this incident, we initially raised awareness within our Member community of the benefits of ensuring that Automatic Emergency Defibrillators are available within Member clubs, along with how funding can be secured in order to do so. That allowed a transitional period for clubs to put in place any initiatives they may have required. Following that initial period, England Boxing took the step of making the installation of AEDs a mandatory requirement by June 2021. This date may be delayed slightly due to the pandemic, but a deadline will remain in place.” Source location 2021-0068-Response-from-England-Boxing-Redacted
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PFD Monitor interpretation Require prospective coaches to complete approved safeguarding training and enhanced DBS checks before coaching licences are issued.
Verbatim wording from the response “Safeguarding: Whilst required before this, since May 2018 all prospective coaches have to attend an approved safeguarding course prior to issue of their coaching licence. Without it the licence will not be issued. This is in addition to enhanced DBS checks. More recently, we have engaged the services of a prominent QC to review our safeguarding procedures and policies and amend them where necessary. As a result, Regional and Club Welfare Officers are also now required to attend” Source location 2021-0068-Response-from-England-Boxing-Redacted
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PFD Monitor interpretation Require publicly funded sports organisations to meet the Code for Sports Governance safeguarding standards.
Verbatim wording from the response “All organisations in receipt of public funding from Sport England and UK Sport have been required to meet the standards set out in the Code for Sports Governance since April 2017. The Code contains specific obligations around safeguarding,” Source location 2021-0068-Response-from-DCMS-Redacted
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PFD Monitor interpretation Work with Sport England and England Boxing to review and address concerns raised in the reports.
Verbatim wording from the response “My department will work with Sport England and England Boxing to review and address the specific concerns raised in these reports.” Source location 2021-0068-Response-from-DCMS-Redacted
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PFD Monitor interpretation Work with safeguarding partners to review and strengthen safeguarding provision where necessary.
Verbatim wording from the response “My department works closely with Sport England and the NSPCC’s Child Protection in Sport Unit to review and strengthen safeguarding provision wherever necessary.” Source location 2021-0068-Response-from-DCMS-Redacted
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PFD Monitor interpretation Follow the Whyte Review and its findings closely.
Verbatim wording from the response “With regard to wider safeguarding concerns, the government welcomed the launch of the Whyte Review which is looking into allegations of mistreatment within the sport of gymnastics. My department will follow the Whyte Review and its findings closely.” Source location 2021-0068-Response-from-DCMS-Redacted
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PFD Monitor interpretation Engage across sport to address concussion and dementia concerns affecting athlete safety.
Verbatim wording from the response “The government is wholly committed to doing all it can to ensure children and young people can participate in sport in safe and secure environments. My department is currently engaging across sport to address the issues of concussion and dementia. I have held a number of meetings with current and former athletes, as well as sport national governing bodies, to understand how government intervention could bring about positive change for athletes’ safety.” Source location 2021-0068-Response-from-DCMS-Redacted
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PFD Monitor interpretation The independent inquiry was postponed until the Inquest to avoid interfering with police and coronial investigations.
Verbatim wording from the response “identified the need for an independent organisational inquiry, the decision was made to postpone that process until the Inquest had taken place. That would ensure that there was no risk of interference with investigations being conducted by the Police in the course of the Coroner’s Inquest and would allow the independent inquiry’s remit to be dictated or molded by the Inquest findings.” Source location 2021-0068-Response-from-England-Boxing-Redacted
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PFD Monitor interpretation Existing safeguarding measures are considered sufficient, so no further sport-specific legislation is currently intended.
Verbatim wording from the response “including a requirement for national governing bodies to adhere to the Standards for Safeguarding and Protecting Children in Sport, which are issued by the CPSU. The CPSU undertakes an annual review of NGBs funded by Sport England to assess their safeguarding policies and procedures. The results of these reviews are used internally within sports to strengthen practice.” Source location 2021-0068-Response-from-DCMS-Redacted
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