RUGBY FOOTBALL LEAGUE MEETS ALL REQUIREMENTS OF NEW CODE FOR SPORTS GOVERNANCE

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RUGBY FOOTBALL LEAGUE MEETS ALL REQUIREMENTS OF NEW CODE FOR SPORTS GOVERNANCE

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Sport England have announced that the Rugby Football League has met with all of the requirements of the new Code for Sports Governance. The new code was made live in April 2017 and contains important changes to the governance of sport, including:

· Greater transparency, to help fans and those taking part better-understand the decision-making of those leading their sports

· Reforms to board memberships, including at least 25% independent members

· Commitments to greater diversity, including at least 30% of each gender on boards

· Establishing boards as the ultimate decision-making authority within a sport rather than traditional councils

· Tighter term limits for board and council members to ensure a regular renewal of ideas and expertise.

Chief Executive of the Rugby Football League, Nigel Wood, said: “We are pleased to have been informed this week that we have met with all of the requirements set out by Sport England in the new Code for Sports Governance.

“The Rugby Football League has often led the way both on and off the field and I am confident that the work that has been undertaken in the past and in recent years to ensure we are compliant with the new code will benefit the entire sport in the future.”

Chief Executive of Sport England, Jennie Price, said: “This is a very significant achievement for sport as a whole. Improved standards of governance will benefit the millions of people who play or give their time to sport every week.”

http://www.rugby-league.com/article/515 ... governance
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