Case Panel and Appeal Panel Independent Members

Organisation: British Gymnastics
Salary: Reasonable expenses will be reimbursed
Location: All meetings will be online unless there is a specific direction for an in-person hearing.
Contract type: Volunteer (Part time)
Closing date: 14 September 2026
Job Description: Role Type: This is a voluntary role

Time Commitment: Whilst it is not possible to give exact time commitments, it is anticipated that members of the Panel List will be required to dedicate approximately 6 hours per month, including hearing preparation and hearing times.

Expenses: Reasonable expenses will be reimbursed.

Location: All meetings will be online unless there is a specific direction for an in-person hearing.

Term: 3 Years

What is the Role?

As part of its ongoing development in dealing with safeguarding and disciplinary matters British Gymnastics is establishing a panel of specialists (the Panel List) to be available to sit in cases involving safeguarding and disciplinary matters.

Under its Safeguarding Regulations and Disciplinary Regulations British Gymnastics ensures that any matters considered by a Case Panel or Appeal Panel will be dealt with by experts who are independent of British Gymnastics. Case Panels and Appeal Panels are three-person panels which will hear safeguarding and disciplinary matters and have the power to impose appropriate safeguarding or disciplinary measures. Each panel will be chaired by a lawyer and will contain individuals with appropriate experience to determine safeguarding and disciplinary cases in gymnastics.

British Gymnastics is now looking to appoint several suitable individuals who can be called on to sit on Safeguarding and Disciplinary Panels and Safeguarding and Disciplinary Appeal Panels.

Key Attributes

Experience – Legal Panel Members

• A qualified solicitor or barrister with five years or more PQE.
• Significant and demonstrable safeguarding experience in family law, criminal law or sports law and/or sports disciplinary matters.
• Substantial knowledge of relevant safeguarding legislation, regulations and policy and an understanding of how these are relevant to the context of gymnastics in particular and sport generally.
• Demonstrable experience sitting on judicial or quasi-judicial panels.
• An ability to assess evidence and submissions as part of a Case Panel or Appeal Panel process.
• Experience of drafting written reasons and case outcomes.
• Strong interpersonal skills, excellent listening, and communication skills along with integrity, impartiality, and high ethical standards.

OR

Safeguarding or Sports Disciplinary specialists

• Significant and demonstrable safeguarding experience, as a doctor, social worker, member of the police or junior barrister/solicitor.
• Experiencing of being involved with safeguarding panels and making safeguarding decisions in safeguarding related panels.
• Experience of working in gymnastics and having an understanding of gymnastics rules and regulations under the governance of British Gymnastics.
• Experience of sport disciplinary matters.
• An ability to assess evidence and submissions put before Case Panels and Appeal Panels in an open, knowledgeable and fair-minded way.
• Experience of being involved in the drafting of written reasons is valuable but not mandatory.
• Strong interpersonal skills, excellent listening and communication skills.
• Integrity, impartiality and high ethical standards.

Additional information

You should not have worked or been a contractor for British Gymnastics within the last three years.

There will be an interview for all individuals selected onto the shortlist and those individuals will be notified of potential interview dates by email.

Individuals who are appointed to the role will be expected to undertake induction training and any other training identified by British Gymnastics.

Case Panels and Appeal Panels will contain confidential and sensitive information. Applications who are appointed to the role must observe confidentiality provisions as set out by British Gymnastics.

British Gymnastics will ask Panel Members for their availability to sit for a Case Panel or Appeal Panel hearing in reasonable time prior to the meeting.
How to apply: How to apply Expressions of Wishes should be sent to Marie.Parrish@british-gymnastics.org and must be received by that email address by 5pm BST on 14 September 2026. Expressions of Wishes will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and this vacancy may close sooner than the stated deadline if suitable candidates are found. You must include the following: • A full Curriculum Vitae • An Expression of Wishes (of no more than 2 pages of A4) describing your skills, experience and attributes against the criteria listed above. • Contact details including a telephone number and email address. • Names and full contact details of 2 referees who are relevant to the Expression of Wishes. Referees will only be contacted after prior consultation with you and it is your responsibility to ensure that referees are willing to provide a reference when contacted.

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Case Panel and Appeal Panel Independent Members