FIL SAFE SPORT
"A Human Rights Approach to Safeguarding All FIL Participants"
INTERIM FIL SAFE SPORT RESOURCE (as of September 1, 2025)
Mr. Karl-Friedrich Schauhoff
FIL Ethics Authority
Email Questions to: contact_karl@fil-ethics-authority.org
All Safe Sport & Sport Integrity Reporting: Submit through the FIL Safe Sport Integrity Reporting Line
PREFACE
Research shows no sport is exempt from incidence of maltreatment, harassment, neglect, etc, and no country is exempt. Everyone involved with the FIL has a role to play in making sure they actively safeguard participants from all forms of maltreatment at all levels. The FIL believes that all athletes, staff, officials, and volunteers have the right to participate and develop in our sport, in a safe and inclusive environment, free from all forms of discrimination, abuse, violence, neglect and exploitation.
The FIL is committed to creating and implementing policies and processes to ensure that everyone within the broader remit of the FIL organisation is aware of their legal and ethical rights and responsibilities, expected standards of behaviour, prohibited behaviours, reporting pathways, enforcement, sanctioning, and support for all safe sport concerns.
FIL SAFE SPORT CODE OF CONDUCT
The FIL Safe Sport Code of Conduct Policy is a human rights approach to promote best practice. It is designed to allow all participants to make informed and confident responses to specific safeguarding and athlete/child protection issues, including recognizing issues, what to do, and where to report for any violations or concerns related to this policy (FIL Ethics Code).
