The Safeguarding and Integrity Team
British Rowing’s Safeguarding and Integrity team is your first port of call for safeguarding, disciplinary, grievance, anti-doping and integrity guidance
We believe that respect, trust and integrity are core parts of a safe and fair sport, and that good governance is key to the effective running of British Rowing. It provides a framework to ensure that British Rowing is open, transparent and fair and that its processes and procedures are up to date, clear and work effectively to keep everyone safe and supported, ensuring the rowing community can remain a place that we all want to be a part of.
We work hard with our colleagues in the clubs and events and with our volunteers to keep our children and young people safe, and to prevent doping, corruption and unsafe or unfair environments in rowing.
The Safeguarding and Integrity team’s role in this not just to advise on individual issues you may experience in relation to the above, but also to recommend the best ways for clubs and individuals to create a safe and enjoyable rowing environment for all to thrive in. We deal with disciplinary cases and grievances against British Rowing.
Key Safeguarding and Integrity Contacts
Safeguarding: [email protected]
Discipline and Grievance: [email protected]
Clean Sport: [email protected]
Governance: [email protected]
Data Protection: [email protected]
Safeguarding and Integrity Team Members and Roles
Details of the team members, their individual roles, and how to contact them or access the support processes they provide can be found below:
Governance and Integrity Lead
[email protected]
Oversees organisational governance, disciplinary matters and anti-doping.
Ben Gillard, Safeguarding Manager
[email protected]
Provides advice and guidance on safeguarding concerns and disclosures, poor practice and DBS checks. More information can be found here.
Andrew Beasley, Safeguarding and Integrity Case Officer
Matthew Bragg, Safeguarding Case Officer
For all safeguarding, disciplinary or grievance disclosures. More information on raising concerns can be found here.
Richard Nunn, Safeguarding and Integrity Education Officer
Provides advice on safeguarding education and leads on clean sport education delivery.
Monthly Updates
Look out for features that might be of interest to you or your club in your monthly British Rowing membership newsletter. Here is the archive of posts:
- May 2024 – Mental Health Awareness Week
- April 2024 – Reporting a concern
- March 2024 – Clean Sport – GB Rowing Team Spring Trials
- February 2024 – Safer Internet Day, Children’s Mental Health Week, iRowClean
- December 2023 – 2024 WADA Prohibted List
- November 2023 – Checking Medications and TUEs
- October 2023 – Parents in Sport Week
- September 2023 – New Welfare Officer inductions
- August 2023 – Coach Clean
- July 2023 – Safety Alert and Appropriate Supervision
- June 2023 – Clean Sport
- May 2023 – CWO Briefings signup
- March 2023 – CWO Briefings
- February 2023 – Safeguarding and Integrity Team and Contacts Update
- December 2022 – The World Anti-Doping Agency releases 2023 Prohibited List
- November 2022 – Safeguarding Adults Week
- October 2022 – Requirements of a responsible coach
- July 2022 – Update to Code of Conduct
- March 2022 – Disclosure and Barring Service
- February 2022 – Safeguarding and Clean Sport update
- January 2022 – Where to go and what we have available for you
- December 2021 – Safeguarding update
- November 2021 – Prohibited List and TUE
- October 2021 – New Safeguarding webpage
- September 2021 – Governance updates
- August 2021 – DBS verification change of procedure
- July 2021 – British Rowing Safeguarding Handbooks
- June 2021 – Clean Sport Ambassadors
- May 2021 – Clean Sport – Hay Fever, Safeguarding DBS Checks and Clean Sport Week
- April 2021 – Feeling safe around your club
- March 2021 – iRowClean, domestic abuse and safeguarding resources
- February 2021 – iRowClean webinar and new resources
- January 2021 – iRowClean, policy updates and club welfare officer drop-in sessions
- December 2020 – Clean Sport, policies and welfare
- November 2020 – Club Welfare Officer Corner
- October 2020 – Parents in Sport Week
- September 2020 – Our new Safeguarding Strategy
- August 2020 – Clean Sport and COVID-19
- July 2020 – Diversity and Inclusion
- June 2020 – Club Welfare Officers update
- May 2020 – Do Supplements have a role in Rowing?
- April 2020 – Safeguarding and Online Tools
- March 2020 – Safeguarding and Protecting Children training
- February 2020 – Club Welfare Officers (Go to WG 2.13)
- January 2020 – Representing rowing