News follows horrific stories of abuse in various sportsHollingworth hails ‘game-changing’ countrywide move
Sport England is to invest £15m in a “game-changing” network of 59 professional safeguarding officers to protect children and young people across sport, the Guardian can reveal.
The news, which will be officially announced on Wednesday, follows horrific stories of abuse in gymnastics and multiple other sports, as well as widespread concerns that complaints were not adequately reported or addressed.
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