There is no problem with a Community Club having a sponsor(s) so long as:

• The sponsors name is not in the title of the club
• That all funding from the sponsorship deal goes back into the club to benefit its members.
• That the club has all the other traits outlined in the description of a community club.

If the sponsors title is in the club’s name it will be deemed as a race team and therefore a commercial club.

All coaches and activators/leaders within your club must have an appropriate and up-to-date safeguarding qualification.

Anyone coaching juniors (U18) must attend the UK Coaching Safeguarding and Protecting Children workshop.

Those working exclusively with adults can either attend the same workshop or choose to attend the Adults at Risk training.

In either case, training must have been attended within the past three years and certificates must have been uploaded to the coach/activator/leader's membership profile on the British Triathlon website.

We now have an online process in place for DBS checks. Full information on the system and how to start this process can be found here - https://www.britishtriathlon.org/about-us/safeguarding/dbs

If you have any queries relating directly to DBS checks or certificates, please contact dbs@britishtriathlon.org

British Triathlon requires an Enhanced DBS check with check against the barred list to be completed by anyone over the age of 16 who

• coaches, trains, instructs, supervises, cares or provides advice and guidance relating to physical or emotional well-being e.g. as a Club Welfare Officer;
  • to children (under 18s) 
  • or ‘adults at risk’, who are in receipt of a form of health or social care service or assistance because of their age, illness or disability;
  • once a week or four or more times within 30 days;
  • and is unsupervised (supervision is defined as being within sight and hearing of someone in Regulated Activity at all times who has an enhanced with check against the barred list DBS check).

British Triathlon requires an Enhanced DBS to be completed by anyone over the age of 16 who;

• coaches, trains, instructs, supervises, cares or provides advice and guidance relating to physical or emotional well-being e.g. as a Club Welfare Officer;
  • to children (under 18s)
  • or ‘adults at risk’, who are in receipt of a form of health or social care service or assistance because of their age, illness or disability;
  • and does this at least once a month.

Yes, single discipline coaches operating in clubs affiliated to British Triathlon must comply with the same safeguarding standards as triathlon coaches. The standards can be found here.

Affiliated clubs receive insurance cover for all club activities, including events. The level of cover is shown below

• Public Liability = £15,000,000
• Employers’ Liability = £10,000,000
• Professional Indemnity = £10,000,000
• Directors and Officers Cover = £10,000,000

The club insurance cover does not provide any public liability or personal accident cover for individual members or coaches. Members and coaches require their own individual membership of British Triathlon in order to benefit from this insurance cover. Details of individual membership can be found on our website.

All club types receive the same level of benefits including £15m Public Liability insurance.

Members of affiliated clubs continue to get a discount on their individual membership of British Triathlon. When you have completed the affiliation process, including payment, your club will appear on the drop-down list of clubs for your members to select from when they become a member of British Triathlon.

A commercial club can put on events to members of the public so long as that is not their primary function. They must also ensure their events are permitted with British Triathlon and those taking part sign up to day membership if they do not hold British Triathlon Membership. Further details on organising an event can be found on the Event Organisers Website. This is continually being reviewed by British Triathlon and all clubs will be notified of any changes.

There is no current set number however if a club was putting on several events a year it might be deemed that you are a commercial organiser and you will be asked to separate the club from the events. This will be continually reviewed by British Triathlon.