Intermediate Standards for Child Protection Achieved across BEF

20th February 2009

The British Equestrian has achieved the Intermediate Standard for Child Protection, demonstrating an ongoing commitment to the protection of children and vulnerable adults in equestrian sport. In order to achieve this all sixteen member bodies, as independent organisation, have demonstrated that they have individually and collectively reached the necessary standard.

This standard recognises formally that all the relevant procedures and policies are in place and that good practice is being demonstrated across the Federation, in all areas of equestrian sport. It shows that there is a strong concept of “checking and challenging.”

This project can only be achieved by the Federation working together and although a number of generic templates and policies can be produced and adopted it has been necessary for each organisation to tailor these to their own organisation and focus on what they specifically need to aware of.  

The Federation is now working towards the advanced standard and an application will be made for this later this year.