When discussing child abuse in general, it is important to recognise that attitudes differ from one society to another and that, even in Britain, “child abuse as we conceive of it, is a modern phenomenon (Cooper, 1993: 2). Therefore, we must also recognise t

In the early and mid 1990’s, the government had a lenient approach to child abuse and the voluntary sport organisations were generally left to fight the problem themselves. Government officials began to take notice of the problem but only when the social problems of child abuse and sexual exploitation in sport became associated with ‘paedophile’ abuse (Boocock, 2002). Child protection initiatives started to multiply at a fast rate amongst NGB’s and local government sports development units. “There was a policy vacuum, however, at the level of the state, partly because of a refusal to define sexual exploitation as ‘sport problem’ by politicians, including the first minister for sport under new Labour, Tony Banks” (Brackenridge, 2001: 172).

· Sexual abuse – Being touched in/on an intimate place of the body or being forced to have sex or watch sexual pictures or videos.

· Separation of sport from moral and legal scrutiny

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