What does the Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Act 2015 mean for sports volunteers and NGBs?

Neil Partington

What does the Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Act 2015 mean for sports volunteers and NGBs?

Neil Partington

School of Law

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Abstract

By highlighting the context of sports coaching in the UK, this article reveals the considerable limitations of both section 1 of the Compensation Act 2006, and the Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Act 2015, in safeguarding (volunteer) coaches from negligence liability.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	lawinsport.com
Publisher	LawInSport
Publication status	Published - 03 Apr 2015

Keywords

Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Act 2015
Compensation Act 2006
Negligence Liability
Sports Volunteers
Sports Coaches

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