Question 1

Public role and legal status

Accepted Answer

Publicly stated role. Public materials use the name British DanceSport Association, also referred to as BDSA. The Articles identify Saltatores Limited trading as British DanceSport Association.BDSA’s public and uploaded materials include published rules, safeguarding materials, strategic priorities, competition structures and membership categories.Strategic and youth materials contain BDSA’s own mission, vision, governance and regulatory wording. The Youth Advisory Board application pack states BDSA’s mission as being “the governing body unifying the dance community” and refers to establishing a fair and transparent regulatory framework.These statements are BDSA’s own published descriptions of its role. The review did not independently establish the practical scope of the governing-body and regulatory wording.Legal status. The Articles identify the legal entity as Saltatores Limited trading as British DanceSport Association, company number 14812869.This information was visible in the reviewed Articles without login. Current live Companies House status was not confirmed within the completed public-access review.External recognition and national governing body status. Sports Councils recognition-policy material was reviewed separately in relation to formal recognised national governing body status.The reviewed recognition-policy material describes recognition as a shared Sports Councils process and states that recognised national governing body status does not itself confer additional powers, authority or endorsement.BDSA’s recognised national governing body status was not confirmed from the reviewed material. Governing-body and regulatory wording was identified in BDSA’s own published material.Partnerships and associations. BDSA has a publicly visible Partnerships & Associations page listing organisations across safeguarding, sport, dance, education, commercial and support areas.Organisations named in the reviewed public material include International Safeguards, London Youth Games, Tactic Connect, UK Equality Dance Council, All Nations, UKA Dance, SportExcel UK, The Guild, Independent Dance Training, International Dance Minds, Scottish Dance Teachers’ Alliance, British Red Cross, DanceSport Wales, Sport and Recreation Alliance, Let’s Dance and NCDTA International.These organisations were listed by BDSA on its own public website. The reviewed material did not independently verify the nature, status or currentness of each relationship.The reviewed material did not independently confirm the individual listings as formal partnerships, affiliations, memberships or endorsements.Relationship with the British Dance Council. A publicly reviewed BDSA and BDC press release states that a Unified Adjudicator Licence commenced on 1 October 2025.The statement says that existing licences converted to Unified Adjudicator Licences and that subsequent first-time and renewal licences would be issued as Unified Adjudicator Licences.Joint BDSA and BDC wording concerning the Unified Adjudicator Licence was publicly visible in the reviewed material. The reviewed material did not establish any broader legal, governance, voting or decision-making relationship beyond the wording contained in the relevant public documents.

Question 2

Public access and membership

Accepted Answer

Publicly accessible information. Public website routes are visible for membership, contact, rules, policies, safeguarding, competitions, the Sovereign League, Partnerships & Associations and the Members Zone.Public and uploaded material includes the Articles, Competition Rules, Sovereign League Regulations, Competition Code of Dress Rules, Code of Conduct, Safeguarding Handbook, safeguarding referral material, DBS information, equality and diversity policies, social-media and image policies, whistleblowing, grievance and disciplinary policies, data-protection material and competition-pricing guidance.Some material can be viewed directly on a public webpage or through a public document. Other resources require account creation, membership sign-up, Members Zone login, contact, form completion or payment.Individual names were visible in some leadership and safeguarding material.Membership categories. The public membership page lists Professional, International Professional, Dance Schools and Studios, Amateur Teacher, Amateur Adult, Junior and Juvenile, International Amateur, Junior and Juvenile, Parent or Legal Guardian, Scrutineer, Music or Promoter, Photographer and Educational Schools.These membership categories were publicly visible. The rights, benefits, voting status and participation rights attached to every category were not established in the reviewed material.The Articles create Personal Members and Group Members, including Voting Group Members and Non-Voting Group Members. The Membership Regulations referred to in the Articles were not publicly located, and the organisations or people classed as Voting Group Members were not publicly identified.Membership fees. The public fees recorded during the review were:Professional membership, £100.International Professional membership, £100.Dance Schools and Studios membership, £120.Amateur Teacher membership, £75.Amateur Adult, Junior or Juvenile membership, £25.International Amateur, Junior or Juvenile membership, £25.Parent or Legal Guardian membership, £25.Scrutineer membership, £100.Music or Promoter membership, £100.Photographer membership, £75.Educational Schools membership, £250.These were the fees visible at the time of review.Membership sign-up and login. The public membership page provides selection and sign-up routes. Account creation or login is required to continue after selecting a membership category.The sign-up process states that a member’s profile will be made public automatically unless the member later changes this through their profile settings.The reviewed material did not establish the complete member application and approval process, all information displayed on each public profile, how prominently the privacy setting is explained during sign-up, or how profile information is checked, updated or removed.Members Zone. A Members Zone route is publicly visible, but access requires login.Its full contents, member-only documents, internal notices, decision records, forms or services were not reviewed as publicly accessible material.Contact routes. The public Contact page provides a general email address, telephone number and contact form. It also signposts BeSafe routes.Separate safeguarding reporting and referral routes were also publicly visible and are described in Safeguarding, Complaints & Governance.Role-based contacts beyond the general and safeguarding routes were not fully mapped in the completed public-access review.Membership and participation structure. BDSA publicly presents both individual and organisational membership categories. These include competitors, professionals, teachers, parents or legal guardians, dance schools and studios, promoters, music providers, scrutineers, photographers and educational schools.The reviewed Sovereign League material states that only dancers holding up-to-date individual BDSA membership can receive League ranking points and that, for a couple, both dancers must hold current individual membership.Competitors may register for BDSA membership up to and including the day of a League competition, according to the reviewed League material.Voting rights, governance rights or a formal representative role for individual members were not confirmed through the reviewed membership and participation material.Adjudicator licensing. The Competition Rules require a Unified Adjudicator Licence for adjudicating BDSA events, ranking events and World or European Championships.The reviewed rules refer to over-18 status, a recognised qualification or Licentiate-or-above qualification, safeguarding compliance and a current Unified Adjudicator Licence. Sovereign League material also requires adjudicators to hold a current DBS, PVG or Police Check.The full application and renewal process was not established from the reviewed public material. Current paid membership of a teaching association was not confirmed as a BDSA licence requirement, and the review did not establish whether a separate BDSA-only licence route continued after 1 October 2025.Parent or Legal Guardian membership. Parent or Legal Guardian membership is publicly offered at £25 per year.The reviewed material states that membership benefits include access to an enhanced-DBS teachers list, parent workshops and a newsletter.A parent representative position, parent voting rights or a formal process through which parents participate in governance or decision-making were not confirmed in the reviewed material.

Question 3

Rules and policies

Accepted Answer

Public rules and policy documents. Public or uploaded documents reviewed include the Articles, Competition Rules, Sovereign League Regulations, Competition Code of Dress Rules, Code of Conduct, Safeguarding Handbook, DBS Policy, Safeguarding Children and Young Persons Policy, image policy, social-media policy, equality and diversity policies, vulnerable-adult policy, Whistleblowing Policy, Grievance Policy, Disciplinary Policy, Data Protection Policy and Competition Advertising and Pricing Transparency Guidance.The reviewed documents were available without login. Rules, policies and guidance were therefore publicly visible in the material reviewed.The review did not assess how consistently the documents are implemented, monitored or enforced. It also did not confirm the current date, version, scope, review period or status of every individual document.Articles. The Articles identify Saltatores Limited trading as British DanceSport Association and set out company-governance provisions, including Personal Members and Group Members.The Articles distinguish between Voting Group Members and Non-Voting Group Members. The Membership Regulations referred to in the Articles were not publicly located, and the organisations or people classed as Voting Group Members were not publicly identified.The reviewed public material did not establish the voting rights attached to each publicly offered membership category or how the Voting Group Member structure operates in practice.Competition Rules. Public Competition Rules are visible and contain provisions relating to BDSA competitions, competitor categories, age groups, adjudication, eligibility and competition participation.The rules refer to Juvenile, Junior, Youth, Amateur, Professional and Senior categories. They also refer to Professional/Amateur, Student/Teacher and solo dancers or solo competitors.The rules require a Unified Adjudicator Licence for adjudicating BDSA events, ranking events and World or European Championships. They also refer to age, qualification and safeguarding requirements.Detailed competition categories and participation routes are covered separately in Competitions & Participation. The reviewed material did not establish event-specific eligibility and category availability for every BDSA event.Sovereign League Regulations. Public Sovereign League Regulations were reviewed alongside the Competition Rules.The reviewed League material describes approved competitions, membership requirements, ranking points, competition classifications, adjudicator requirements and possible international-representation routes.More than one Sovereign League document was reviewed, and some variation was identified in classification and adjudicator-number wording. A single set of precise current League requirements was not established from those documents alone.Competition Code of Dress Rules. The reviewed Dress Code states that competition clothing must be age-appropriate, modest and suitable for a sporting environment.It includes Juvenile restrictions concerning materials, make-up and battery-operated or electronic costume elements.The reviewed material also refers to an appeal to the BDSA Selection Committee after an event in relation to a dress decision. The complete operation, independence and timescale of that appeal route were not assessed.Event-by-event interpretation and enforcement of the Dress Code were not reviewed.Code of Conduct. A public or uploaded Code of Conduct was included in the reviewed material.The Code of Conduct was publicly visible. The review did not assess how the Code is applied, what sanctions may follow in each type of case, whether it applies identically to every membership or participation category, or how decisions made under it may be reviewed or appealed.Competition pricing guidance. The Competition Advertising and Pricing Transparency Guidance states that headline prices should reflect the total mandatory cost of participation.It states that unavoidable fees should be included in the headline price or clearly disclosed, optional charges should be identified, and the total online booking price should be visible before payment.The reviewed material did not establish how compliance with this guidance is monitored or what process applies where an organiser or participant disputes the presentation of an event price.Safeguarding and DBS documents. Public or uploaded material includes the Safeguarding Handbook, Safeguarding Children and Young Persons Policy, DBS Policy, vulnerable-adult material, referral information and safeguarding-reporting guidance.Safeguarding and DBS-related documents and reporting material were publicly visible. The reporting routes and matters not confirmed about case handling are covered further in Safeguarding, Complaints & Governance.Equality, diversity, images and social media. Reviewed documents include equality and diversity policies, an image policy and a social-media policy.Policies covering these subjects were publicly visible in the reviewed material. Their implementation, event-by-event application, monitoring and enforcement were not assessed.Disciplinary, grievance and whistleblowing policies. A Disciplinary Policy, Grievance Policy and Whistleblowing Policy were visible in the reviewed material.The Disciplinary Policy reviewed was titled Disciplinary Policy – Employees and Volunteers. It was not confirmed as the disciplinary procedure applying to all members, competitors, parents or other members of the public.The Whistleblowing Policy provides an internal reporting route for people covered by that policy. It was not confirmed as a general public complaints route for dancers, parents or ordinary members.Member-specific disciplinary regulations and a complete appeal process for ordinary members were not clearly located in the reviewed public material.Data protection and privacy. A Data Protection Policy was reviewed, but its wording principally concerned employee and volunteer records.Membership and contact pages also provide footer routes to a Privacy Policy, Cookies Policy and Terms and Conditions.The reviewed material did not fully establish the handling, retention or sharing of membership profiles, safeguarding reports, DBS-related information, youth applications or other sensitive participant information.

Question 4

Competitions and participation

Accepted Answer

Competition structure. Public Competition Rules and Sovereign League Regulations were visible in the reviewed material.The Competition Rules identify categories including Juvenile, Junior, Youth, Amateur, Professional and Senior. The rules also refer to Professional/Amateur, Student/Teacher and solo participation.Competition structures and competitor categories were publicly visible in the reviewed material. Event-specific availability, entry conditions and category application were not established for every competition.Age categories. The Competition Rules list Juvenile, Junior, Youth, Amateur, Professional and Senior categories.The reviewed material states that Youth I and Youth II competitors are permitted to dance in the Amateur category and that the Amateur category is for competitors aged 16 and over.These are the categories and age-placement arrangements recorded in the reviewed rules.BDSA Sovereign League. Public Sovereign League Regulations describe the Sovereign League as a national points league involving BDSA-approved competitions, ranking points and possible international representation.The reviewed material states that event entry and participation may require registration or membership. Only dancers holding up-to-date individual BDSA membership can receive League ranking points. Where competitors dance as a couple, both dancers must hold current individual membership.The reviewed League material states that competitors may register for BDSA membership up to and including the day of a League competition.League points and rankings. The Sovereign League Regulations provide for ranking points through approved competitions.The completed public-access review records the points and ranking structure but does not record the full points table, worked examples or every category to which points apply.The reviewed material also refers to possible international representation arising through the League. Detailed selection criteria, the number of competitors selected, the events for which representation may be offered, and any review or appeal process were not fully established in the completed review.League classifications and event requirements. More than one Sovereign League document was reviewed. Some variation was identified in competition-classification and adjudicator-number wording.A single current set of League classification, minimum adjudicator-number and organiser requirements was not established from the documents reviewed.The reviewed material did not establish how changes between versions are approved, communicated or recorded, or whether a consolidated amendment history is publicly available.Adjudication. The Competition Rules require a Unified Adjudicator Licence for adjudicating BDSA events, ranking events and World or European Championships.The reviewed rules refer to over-18 status, a recognised qualification or Licentiate-or-above qualification, safeguarding compliance and a current Unified Adjudicator Licence.Sovereign League material also requires adjudicators to hold a current DBS, PVG or Police Check.The completed review did not establish how these requirements are checked for every event, how licences and safeguarding checks are monitored throughout the season, or what process applies where eligibility is questioned.Professional/Amateur. BDSA rules refer to a Professional/Amateur category.The reviewed material describes Professional/Amateur as an amateur dancer dancing with a registered or qualified professional teacher or dancer.The reviewed material did not establish that the Professional/Amateur category is offered at every BDSA competition.Student/Teacher. BDSA rules separately refer to a Student/Teacher category.The reviewed material describes Student/Teacher as a dancer dancing with a teacher who is a registered amateur teacher.Professional/Amateur and Student/Teacher are identified separately in the reviewed rules. Event-specific eligibility and category availability were not established for every competition.Solo participation. BDSA rules refer to solo dancers and solo competitors. Sovereign League material also refers to age categories for couples and solos, solo competitors and the highest-ranked solo competitor.Solo participation was referenced in the reviewed Competition Rules and Sovereign League material. Availability across every age group, dance style or competition was not established.Formation teams and other formats. A specific BDSA formation-team competition route was not recorded in the completed public-access review.The reviewed material did not establish whether a BDSA formation-team competition route was available.Competition membership and entry. BDSA publicly offers Amateur Adult, Junior and Juvenile membership, International Amateur, Junior and Juvenile membership, Professional membership, International Professional membership, Amateur Teacher membership and other membership categories connected with competition delivery.The reviewed material refers to registration or membership in connection with event entry or participation. The full entry process, acceptance criteria, late-entry arrangements, withdrawal terms and event-specific refund provisions were not established in the completed review.Voting, governance or representative rights for competitors were not confirmed through the reviewed competition and membership material.Competition dress. The Competition Code of Dress Rules states that competition clothing must be age-appropriate, modest and suitable for a sporting environment.The reviewed material includes Juvenile restrictions relating to provocative materials, make-up and battery-operated or electronic costume elements.Dress Code material refers to an appeal to the BDSA Selection Committee after an event. The complete procedure, timescale, decision-making arrangements and independence of that appeal route were not assessed.Event-by-event interpretation and enforcement of the Dress Code were not reviewed.Competition pricing. The Competition Advertising and Pricing Transparency Guidance states that headline prices should reflect the total mandatory cost of participation.It states that unavoidable fees should be included in the headline price or clearly disclosed, optional charges should be identified and the total online booking price should be visible before payment.The reviewed material did not establish how compliance is monitored, whether the guidance is mandatory for every organiser, or what route applies where a competitor disputes the presentation of an event price.Public statements and competition information. A BDSA statement concerning membership and participation in BDSA competitions was visible in the reviewed material.The completed public-access review records the existence of the statement but does not record its full contents.The full contents of news, event or member information within the Members Zone were not reviewed as publicly accessible material.What was not confirmed. The reviewed public material did not establish that every published competition category is available at every event.It also did not fully establish the complete Sovereign League points calculations, all category coverage, detailed international-selection criteria, correction arrangements, appeals, version history, event-by-event adjudicator checks or the full entry, withdrawal and refund process.Multiple Sovereign League documents contained differing wording relating to competition classifications and adjudicator numbers. A single current set of detailed requirements was not established from those documents.

Question 5

Amateur, parents and youth routes

Accepted Answer

Amateur participation routes. BDSA publicly offers Amateur Adult, Junior and Juvenile membership at £25 per year. International Amateur, Junior and Juvenile membership is also publicly offered at £25 per year.The membership material separately lists Amateur Teacher membership. Competition materials include Juvenile, Junior, Youth, Amateur and Senior categories and refer to Professional/Amateur, Student/Teacher and solo participation.Publicly visible membership and competition routes for amateur dancers were identified in the reviewed material.The reviewed material did not establish event-specific availability, eligibility and membership requirements for every competition or event.Amateur participation in the Sovereign League. The reviewed Sovereign League material states that only dancers holding up-to-date individual BDSA membership can receive League ranking points.Where dancers compete as a couple, both dancers must hold current individual membership. The material states that competitors may register for BDSA membership up to and including the day of a League competition.Amateur and competitor voice. The Articles create Personal Members and Group Members, including Voting Group Members and Non-Voting Group Members.The Membership Regulations referred to in the Articles were not publicly located, and the people or organisations classed as Voting Group Members were not publicly identified.Formal voting rights for ordinary amateur members, an elected amateur representative structure and an individual amateur voting route were not confirmed in the reviewed public material.Parent and legal guardian membership. Parent or Legal Guardian membership is publicly offered at £25 per year.The reviewed material states that benefits of this membership include access to an enhanced-DBS teachers list, parent workshops and a newsletter.Parent or Legal Guardian membership and the stated membership benefits were publicly visible.Parent representation. A named parent representative, parent role description, parent-specific contact route or parent election or appointment process was not found.Ordinary parent voting rights were not confirmed. The Membership Regulations referred to in the Articles were not publicly located.Children and young people. Public competition and membership material includes Juvenile, Junior and Youth routes.The membership material identifies Juvenile membership for competitors up to age 11 inclusive and Junior membership for ages 12 to 15 inclusive. The reviewed Competition Rules also list Youth categories and state that Youth I and Youth II competitors may dance in the Amateur category. The Amateur category is stated to be for competitors aged 16 and over.These are the age and competition arrangements recorded in the reviewed public material.Youth Advisory Board. Youth Advisory Board materials were publicly visible for applicants aged 16 to 24.The application pack states that young people help shape BDSA’s purpose and direction, provide insight, advice, ideas and feedback, and participate in consultations.Youth participation in decision-making. The reviewed material did not confirm formal voting rights, Board voting status or AGM voting authority for Youth Advisory Board members.It also did not establish how applications are assessed, how members are appointed, the length of appointments, how often the group meets, whether minutes or recommendations are published, or how its advice and consultation responses affect final decisions.Safeguarding routes for children and young people. Public safeguarding material includes a Safeguarding Handbook, Safeguarding Children and Young Persons Policy, referral form, reporting flow-chart, BeSafe and Crimestoppers routes, named safeguarding contacts and external support signposting.The safeguarding concern route directs immediate danger to 999 and possible criminal matters to local social care or police as well as the BDSA Safeguarding Team. It also requires a written statement to the BDSA Safeguarding Team, and a referral-form route is visible.Safeguarding information for children and young people was publicly visible through these routes. The independence of concern handling, case-management practice, data retention and outcome reporting was not assessed.What was not confirmed. The reviewed public material did not confirm ordinary amateur voting rights, ordinary parent voting rights, an elected amateur representative structure, an individual amateur voting route or a named parent representative.Formal voting or governance authority for Youth Advisory Board members was not confirmed. Public records showing how amateur, parent or youth views affected BDSA decisions were also not identified in the reviewed material.

Question 6

Safeguarding, complaints and governance

Accepted Answer

Safeguarding responsibilities. Public and uploaded BDSA material includes a Safeguarding Handbook, Safeguarding Children and Young Persons Policy, vulnerable-adult policy, DBS Policy, safeguarding referral form, reporting flow-chart, BeSafe and Crimestoppers routes, named safeguarding contacts and external support signposting.Safeguarding material concerning children, young people and adults at risk was publicly visible in the reviewed material.The review did not assess how consistently the safeguarding policies are implemented, how individual cases are managed or how safeguarding decisions operate in practice.Safeguarding reporting route. The reviewed safeguarding concern route directs immediate danger to 999.Where a matter may involve criminal conduct, the material directs concerns to local social care or the police as well as to the BDSA Safeguarding Team.The material also requires a written statement to be provided to the BDSA Safeguarding Team. A safeguarding referral-form route is publicly visible.BeSafe and Crimestoppers routes are also signposted, together with external support information.These reporting routes were publicly visible in the reviewed material. The independence of concern handling, the allocation of cases, investigation arrangements, communication with the person reporting, timescales, outcome reporting and review or appeal arrangements were not assessed.Safeguarding contacts. Safeguarding materials publicly identify leadership and designated safeguarding roles.The reviewed material did not establish the independence of the safeguarding process or how responsibilities are divided where more than one safeguarding or leadership role is involved.DBS and other checks. The DBS Policy and safeguarding materials refer to DBS checks and safeguarding processes.The Sovereign League material requires adjudicators to hold a current DBS, PVG or Police Check.The reviewed public material did not establish how checks are verified for every adjudicator, organiser, teacher or other role, how renewal dates are monitored across events, what level of check applies to each role or how information arising from checks is assessed and retained.The operation of the DBS and checking process was not assessed through the public-access review.Safeguarding information and personal data. The reviewed Data Protection Policy principally concerns employee and volunteer records.Membership and contact pages also contain mailing-list consent wording and links to a Privacy Policy, Cookies Policy and Terms and Conditions.The reviewed material did not fully establish the handling, access, sharing, retention or deletion arrangements for safeguarding reports, referral forms, DBS-related information, youth applications or other sensitive member and participant information.General complaints and concerns. The public Contact page provides a general email address, telephone number and contact form.A clearly titled general complaints policy for non-safeguarding concerns raised by parents, dancers or ordinary members was not found in the reviewed public material.The reviewed material did not identify the general contact route as a published complaints procedure.The reviewed material did not establish the stages, timescales, investigation arrangements, independence, outcome notification or appeal route that would apply to an ordinary non-safeguarding complaint.Disciplinary procedures. A Disciplinary Policy was visible in the reviewed material, but it was titled Disciplinary Policy – Employees and Volunteers.It was not confirmed as the disciplinary procedure applying to all members, competitors, parents, teachers, organisers or other members of the public.The Competition Rules refer to disciplinary hearings and sanctions in relation to eligibility matters. The reviewed material did not establish a complete member-specific disciplinary procedure or a full appeal process for ordinary members.Grievance and whistleblowing. A Grievance Policy and Whistleblowing Policy were visible in the reviewed material.The Whistleblowing Policy provides an internal reporting route for people covered by that policy. It was not confirmed as a general public complaints route for parents, dancers or ordinary members.The reviewed material did not establish whether every BDSA membership category may use the grievance or whistleblowing procedures or what alternative route applies to people who fall outside their stated scope.Competition-specific decisions and appeals. The Competition Rules refer to disciplinary hearings and sanctions for eligibility issues.The Competition Code of Dress Rules provides for an appeal to the BDSA Selection Committee after an event in relation to a dress decision.Issue-specific decision and appeal provisions were identified in the Competition Rules and Competition Code of Dress Rules.A single general appeals procedure covering membership, safeguarding, competition, disciplinary and governance decisions was not identified in the reviewed material.The complete procedure, timescale, membership and independence of the Selection Committee appeal route were not assessed.Board and company governance. The Articles identify Saltatores Limited trading as British DanceSport Association and set out company-governance and Board or director provisions.Safeguarding materials also identify leadership and safeguarding roles.The reviewed public material did not contain public Board minutes, full decision logs, committee terms of reference, attendance records, vote counts or voting records.Membership and voting structure. The Articles create Personal Members and Group Members and distinguish between Voting Group Members and Non-Voting Group Members.The Membership Regulations referred to in the Articles were not publicly located. The people or organisations classed as Voting Group Members were not publicly identified.The reviewed material did not establish the voting rights attached to each publicly offered membership category, including amateur, professional, parent or legal guardian, school, studio, promoter, scrutineer or other individual memberships.Formal ordinary amateur voting rights, ordinary parent voting rights, an elected amateur representative structure and an individual amateur voting route were not confirmed.Youth Advisory Board and governance. Youth Advisory Board materials state that young people aged 16 to 24 help shape BDSA’s purpose and direction, provide insight, advice, ideas and feedback, and participate in consultations.Formal Board voting status, AGM voting authority or other governance rights for Youth Advisory Board members were not confirmed.Public minutes, recommendations, consultation reports or records showing how Youth Advisory Board contributions affected final decisions were not identified in the reviewed material.AGM and decision-making records. The reviewed public material did not contain public AGM papers, AGM minutes, vote counts, voting records, complete committee terms of reference or full Board decision logs.It also did not identify the Voting Group Members or establish how different member categories participate in elections, appointments, rule changes or other decisions.What was not confirmed. The review did not assess safeguarding case handling, independence, implementation, data retention or outcome reporting.A clearly titled general complaints procedure for non-safeguarding parent, dancer or member concerns was not found. Member-specific disciplinary regulations and a complete ordinary-member appeal process were not identified in the reviewed public material.Voting Group Members, ordinary amateur and parent voting rights, public Board and AGM records, committee terms of reference, vote records and full decision logs were also not identified in the reviewed public material.

Question 7

Not found, not confirmed and supporting evidence

Accepted Answer

Formal role and external recognition. BDSA’s recognised national governing body status was not confirmed from the reviewed material.BDSA’s governing-body and regulatory wording was found in BDSA’s own published material. Formal recognition through an official Sports Councils recognition list was not confirmed.Legal status. The Articles identify Saltatores Limited trading as British DanceSport Association, company number 14812869. Current live Companies House status was not confirmed within the completed public-access review.Membership and voting rights. The Membership Regulations referred to in the Articles were not publicly located. The people or organisations classed as Voting Group Members were not publicly identified.The voting, election, governance and decision-making rights attached to the publicly offered membership categories were not established in the reviewed material.Amateur representation. Formal ordinary-amateur voting rights, an elected amateur representative structure and an individual amateur voting route were not confirmed.The review did not identify public records showing how the views of ordinary amateur members or competitors affected BDSA decisions.Parent representation. A named parent representative, parent role description, parent-specific contact route or parent election or appointment process was not found.Ordinary parent or legal-guardian voting rights were not confirmed.Youth representation. The reviewed Youth Advisory Board material did not confirm formal Board voting status, AGM voting authority or other governance rights for its members.The appointment process, length of service, meeting arrangements, published recommendations and records showing how Youth Advisory Board contributions affected final decisions were not established.Complaints, discipline and appeals. A clearly titled general complaints policy for non-safeguarding concerns raised by dancers, parents or ordinary members was not found.The reviewed Disciplinary Policy applied to employees and volunteers and was not confirmed as the disciplinary procedure for all members or competitors.Member-specific disciplinary regulations, a complete ordinary-member complaints process and a full general appeals procedure were not identified in the reviewed public material.Safeguarding operation. The review did not assess the implementation or independence of safeguarding arrangements, the allocation and investigation of cases, communication with people reporting concerns, data retention, decision-making, outcome reporting or review and appeal arrangements.Public safeguarding case outcomes, complaint statistics, annual safeguarding reports and decision records were not identified.Governance records. Public Board minutes, AGM papers, AGM minutes, vote counts, voting records, committee terms of reference, attendance records and full decision logs were not found in the reviewed material.The review did not establish how the different membership categories participate in elections, appointments, rule changes or other organisational decisions.Adjudicator licensing. Current paid membership of a teaching association was not confirmed as a requirement for a Unified Adjudicator Licence application or renewal.The reviewed material also did not confirm whether a separate BDSA-only adjudicator licence route continued after the Unified Adjudicator Licence commenced on 1 October 2025.Sovereign League. More than one Sovereign League document was reviewed, and some variation was found in competition-classification and adjudicator-number wording.The review did not establish a single current set of competition-classification and adjudicator-number requirements from the documents reviewed. It also did not fully establish all points calculations, complete category coverage, international-selection criteria, correction procedures, appeals or a consolidated amendment history.Partnerships and associations. The nature, formality and current status of the organisations listed on the BDSA Partnerships & Associations page were not independently verified.The reviewed material did not independently confirm the individual listings as formal partnerships, affiliations, memberships or endorsements.Public profiles and personal information. The reviewed material did not fully establish what information appears on public member profiles, where in the sign-up process the automatic-public-profile setting is presented, or how profile information is checked, changed or removed.The handling, access, sharing, retention and deletion arrangements for safeguarding reports, DBS-related information, youth applications and other sensitive member information were not fully assessed.Gated and dated material. The full contents of the Members Zone were not reviewed as public material.Some documents reviewed were dated between 2023 and 2026. The review did not establish the current date, version, review period or status of every document, or whether all recorded fees remained current.

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