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Recommendation 18
18
Accepted
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We find it difficult to see any downside of a coherent UK-wide protocol for concussion...
Recommendation
We find it difficult to see any downside of a coherent UK-wide protocol for concussion and recommend that the Government look to the Scottish model and then work with the devolved governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to develop, in the next 12 months, a UK protocol for concussion across all sport. This should be used by National Governing Bodies as the minimum standard in creating the rules for their sport and should take account of, and be consistent with, the national framework for the reporting of sporting injuries we recommended earlier in this Report. This protocol should be refreshed every two years.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government agrees with the recommendation and will work with the devolved nations and sports councils to develop a UK-wide concussion protocol, based on the Scottish model. The Sport and Recreation Alliance will lead this work, expected to start by the end of 2021 and be completed by the end of 2022.
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Government Response
Accepted
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted
The Government agrees with this recommendation. The Sports Ministers of the four home nations have discussed this proposal and agreed in principle to develop a shared set of protocols, common across all four nations based on the Scotland model. This work will involve the five UK sports councils, as well as representatives of sports and the medical profession. The Sport and Recreation Alliance will be commissioned to lead this work and appoint a working group to coordinate the development of the protocols. It is expected that this work will start before the end of 2021 and be completed by the end of 2022.
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