General Policies

British Fencing is working hard to improve the governance of the sport to make it more efficient and transparent. If you have any queries about any of the policies or documents within this section, or are unable to download any files please e-mail Head Office or call 0208 742 3032 for more information.

BRITISH FENCING EXPENSES POLICY

This form should be used by anyone wishing to claim from British Fencing for out of pocket expenses. It should be sent, along with all receipts (scans are acceptable) to BF Finance: finance@britishfencing.com or FAO Jo Martin, British Fencing, 1 Baron's Gate, 33-35 Rothschild Road, London W4 5HT. Expense claims should not be sent to any other party unless specifcally instructed, this will allow them to be authorised by the budget holder and processed more quickly as this can only happen once the claim forms and receipts have been received by Head Office. We aim to pay expenses within 28 days of receipt. Please also note: all claims must be submitted within 30 days of the event.

BF Expenses Claim Form 06.09.11

BF Expenses Claims Form Explanatory Notes 06.09.11

HANDBOOKS AND GENERAL POLICIES

Member Handbook

Whistle Blowing Policy

Conflict of Interest Policy

Staff Abuse Notice

BRITISH FENCING PHOTOGRAPHY POLICY

Photographic Policy (Feb 2008)

Sample Photographers Register

Register Notice

Use of Photography Notice

CODE OF CONDUCT FOR TEAM OFFICIALS

Code of Conduct and Ethics: Team Officials - 01.10.12

All Team Officials selected for Great Britain (GB) national teams agree to abide by this Code of Conduct and Ethics and must formally declare this before they will be permitted to travel as part of a GB Team. This Code should be read in conjunction with the Code of Conduct: Young Athletes; Penalties: Youth Events and British Fencing’s Child Protection Policy. For the avoidance of doubt ‘Team Officials’ covers Chef de Missions; team managers; GB coaches; personal coaches; referees or any others who agree to attend in a position of responsibility and authority as part of a GB Team.

Delegation of Authority to Team Managers (agreed by the Board 21.07.2012)

Young Athlete Code of Conduct

Code of Conduct: Young Athletes 01.10.12

Penalties: Youth Events 01.10.12

Penalties: Youth Training 01.10.12

All athletes who accept a selection for Great Britain (GB) squads at Junior level  (under 20) or younger agree to abide by the Young Athlete Code of Conduct. All athletes (or for fencers under 18 at the time of travel, their parent or legal guardian) must agree to this code of conduct before the athlete will be permitted to travel as part of a GB squad.

General Codes of Conduct for Members

When members join British Fencing they agree to abide by the following codes of conduct:

For all members: Member Code of Conduct

For all coaches: Coaches Code of Conduct