How should you report concerns in your organisation

Every organisation should have a clear way for people to report concerns about poor practice or abuse.

Why are internal reporting systems important?

As people become more aware of what safeguarding means in your sport, they will be more likely to raise safeguarding concerns, so internal reporting processes need to be ready for this.

Internal reporting processes must be linked to external expertise and the authorities (e.g. the police and child protection services) in each country. Poor practice concerns can be handled internally by the relevant disciplinary or ethics procedures of your organisation.

However, if a possible crime has occurred, it must be reported to the authorities.

You can access information on World Rugby's reporting process by visiting: https://www.world.rugby/organisation/governance/safeguarding