Guidelines on Integrity in Sport - Kazan Action Plan: Online database
The Council of Europe’s Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport (EPAS) was privileged to co-ordinate the preparation of the Guidelines on Integrity in Sport, within the framework of the Kazan Action Plan.
With improved sport integrity as the aim of Action 3 of the Kazan Action Plan, five areas have been identified to provide some guidelines to public authorities for the development of policies in these domains.
Policy area 1
Preserving the rights, safety and security of athletes, spectators, workers and other groups involved
Policy area 2
Preventing and addressing harassment and abuse in sport
Policy area 3
Fostering good governance of sports organisations
Policy area 4
Strengthening measures against the manipulation of sports competitions
Policy area 5
Ensuring an adequate anti-doping policy framework, its implementation and effective compliance measures
As the list of good practices and standards for the different policy areas cannot be exhaustive, it is complemented by this online database of many other examples of good practices and legal references. This tool will be updated as the situation evolves, and we encourage the reader to suggest the addition of new references (or the deletion of obsolete ones) through this dedicated webpage.
A filter is available in the right-hand banner, allowing to sort the good practices by policy area and by type of resource.
Please note that some practices and resources are cross-sectorial and can appear more than once.
Policy area 1
Recommendation Rec (2015)1 of the Standing Committee of the Spectator Violence Convention (T-RV), as revised in 2019 and adopted in 2020
Training for CPR and first aid for professional basketball players and administrative and coaching staff of professional teams
ECRI’s General Policy Recommendation No.12 on combating racism and racial discrimination in the field of sport
Council of Europe Convention on an Integrated Safety, Security and Service Approach at Football Matches and other Sports Events (CETS No. 218)
European Convention on Spectator Violence and Misbehaviour at Sports Events and in particular at Football Matches (ETS No. 120)
Policy area 2
Recommendations on the protection of young athletes and safeguarding children’s rights in sport, Expert group on good governance, European Commission
EU-CoE joint projects Pro Safe Sport, Pro Safe Sport + and Child Safeguarding in Sport - Online resource centre
Council of Europe recommendation on measures to combat discrimination on ground of sexual orientation and gender identity (2010)
Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (2011)
Policy area 3
Policy area 4
FIFA Specific Recommendations to Combat Match Manipulation – Guidelines for FIFA member associations (Circular no. 1424)
Policy area 5
Guidelines on Sport Integrity
Action 3
Unify and further develop international standards supporting sport ministers’ interventions in the field of sport integrity