What the list doesn’t include is coaches who’ve been sanctioned, required to retrain and are under supervision orders; sometimes lasting 12 months. That means parents / gymnasts could be unaware the coach they intend to use was once considered a safeguarding risk.

Saddened by the lack of transparency from British Gymnastics regarding the much-anticipated Banned and Expelled list. Read our statement below 👇

"We have consistently advocated for British Gymnastics to take a more transparent approach by publicly identifying coaches responsible for harming children through emotionally and physically abusive coaching techniques.”

Last year, The Whyte Review into gymnastics said there where there was a ‘coach led culture of fear’ in the sport. Today, barrister Anne Whyte has told the BBC she’s surprised by the lack of detail in the banned coaches list which the governing body released today. More at 6pm.

British Gymnastics are bringing in new safeguarding policies for hydration, weighing and academic education for the first time. David Hart, Performance Director British Gymnastics, gymnastics coach Karen Whelan & former elite gymnast Eloise Jotischky join Clare McDonnell to discuss ⬇️

Needed policies to protect children. But only an appropriate protection at the point a robust welfare, investigation and complaints system is in place that delivers resolutions. Without, such policy won’t be enforced and the culture will continue to fester. Gymnasts for Change

BG’s admission that breaching these new policies amounts to ‘physical abuse’ is significant, however they are currently still failing to sanction coaches for perpetrating clear cases of abuse and guideline violations via their own Independent Complaints Process.

Anne Whyte KC author of damning review into gymnastics culture says British Gymnastics lengthy complaints process will likely discourage whistleblowers in the future. She also believes sanctioned coaches should be named. Currently BG is resisting. itv.com/news/2023-11-2…

Gymnasts for Change welcome the new policies being introduced today by British Gymnastics. However, the policies are meaningless without a robust welfare, investigation & complaints system that delivers resolutions on behalf of complainants. Breaches of policy must be sanctioned

Dino Nocivelli ‘On the fringes of abuse’ ‘Bordering on abuse’ etc. Why is only sexual abuse criminalised? Behaviour of ‘hard taskmasters’, the very worst of it, ought to be CRIMINAL

Today Gymnasts for Change published an Open Letter to British Gymnastics & UK Sport highlighting key failings in their Independent Complaints Process. We are calling for an immediate halt to the ICP, describing it as "not fit for purpose". Full letter ⬇️ gymnastsforchange.com/survivorswrite…

ANNOUNCEMENT: #GymnastsforChange is proud to announce that we were awarded charity status in Jan 2024. This marks a new stage for us & our members, giving us much-needed funding to continue our mission. Discover our resources: gymnastsforchange.com 📷Leah Hetteberg

This week, a new ITV documentary lays bare the devastating sexual abuse inflicted on young gymnasts by their coaches and how whistle-blowers, who had the courage to speak out, were consistently ignored by #BritishGymnastics (BG). 👇

Watch Gymnastics: A Culture of Abuse? Tonight, @itv 1, 22 February, 9pm Image of Claire Claire Heafford, Co-founder Gymnasts For Change (c) ITV/Longtail Films #BritishGymnastics #GymnastsAlliance #Gymnasticsabuse

REFORM 25: A HOLLOW PR EXERCISE? ⁦Gymnasts for Change⁩ gymnastsforchange.com/blog/reform-25…