Written questions

Sports: Offences Against Children

Commons · Question 107985 · Tabled 23 Jan 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 3 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Sarah Champion

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Crime and Police Bill 2024-26, what assessment her Department has made of adequacy of training for reporting child sexual abuse for people that organise sporting and related

Answer

Answered by Stephanie Peacock, 3 Feb 2026

The safety, wellbeing and welfare of everyone taking part in sport is absolutely paramount. National Governing Bodies are responsible for the regulation of their sports and for ensuring that appropriate measures are in place to protect participants from h...