What licence and DBS check do I need to coach young athletes?

Q: What licence and DBS check do I need to coach young athletes?

In England, England Athletics and UK Athletics require everyone in the sport with significant contact with children or vulnerable adults to hold a UKA Enhanced DBS check. That includes new and existing coaches, Leaders in Running Fitness, technical officials and guide runners. Applying for the DBS check: Log in to the myAthletics portal and open Personal Details. If your status is red or amber, choose "Access online DBS" and complete the form. Show three forms of ID to your evidence checker, who completes their part online. Optionally join the DBS Update Service within 30 days of receiving the certificate (free for volunteers, renewed annually). To renew a coaching licence, coaches also: complete the mandatory Tier 2 safeguarding and first aid modules (leaders and coaching assistants do Tier 1, but Leaders in Running Fitness working with under-18s do Tier 2) accept the licensing codes of conduct on myAthletics upload a new licence photo if the current one is more than 10 years old

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In England, England Athletics and UK Athletics require everyone in the sport with significant contact with children or vulnerable adults to hold a UKA Enhanced DBS check. That includes new and existing coaches, Leaders in Running Fitness, technical officials and guide runners.

Applying for the DBS check:

Log in to the myAthletics portal and open Personal Details.
If your status is red or amber, choose "Access online DBS" and complete the form.
Show three forms of ID to your evidence checker, who completes their part online.
Optionally join the DBS Update Service within 30 days of receiving the certificate (free for volunteers, renewed annually).

To renew a coaching licence, coaches also:

complete the mandatory Tier 2 safeguarding and first aid modules (leaders and coaching assistants do Tier 1, but Leaders in Running Fitness working with under-18s do Tier 2)
accept the licensing codes of conduct on myAthletics
upload a new licence photo if the current one is more than 10 years old