The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) of the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) - an international non-profit organisation working in the field of sport safety, security and integrity - has announced the establishment of an international sport integrity hotline to help strengthen and protect the integrity of sport around the world.
In line with its overall mission to help safeguard sport, the ICSS and its SIU has set up a specialised and multi-lingual Sport Integrity Hotline to help athletes, coaches, administrators and members of the public around the world anonymously report integrity issues in sport.
Managed by a specialist ethics and case-management third-party provider, WhistleBlower Security, the Sport Integrity Hotline will be available to receive confidential reports 24 hours a day / 365 days a week via phone, email or online.
Reports and allegations made to the hotline will be managed through a secure and encrypted case management system to protect the identity of the reporter. Once a report is submitted, an alert will immediately be sent to an experienced sport integrity expert at the SIU, who will analyze the case and review any evidence submitted. Details of the case will then be shared with appropriate authorities or relevant bodies – including law enforcement agencies.
The newly-established Sport Integrity Hotline can be contacted in confidence through one of the following platforms.
Phone: +974 4430 8010, email: [email protected], website: www.integritycounts.ca/sportintegrityhotline
Speaking of the new Sport Integrity Hotline ICSS Group CEO Michael Hershman said: “The launch of a new Sport Integrity Hotline is an important step forward in the ICSS’s ongoing efforts to help safeguard sport from the growing global integrity threats sport faces, as well as aiming to proactively support Qatar’s position, and ongoing initiatives, as a leading nation in the fight against corruption.
“As we begin an international roll out of this new hotline, the ICSS is delighted to offer this dedicated and independent Sport Integrity Hotline to our local and international partners and stakeholders to help support their work in the field of sport integrity, as well as strengthen and enhance the ongoing work of our dedicated Special Investigations Unit and experienced sport integrity experts at the ICSS.”
President WhistleBlower Security Inc. Shannon Walker added: “WhistleBlower Security is excited to partner with the ICSS to provide the support and tools to introduce the Sport Integrity Hotline, which is aimed at providing a dedicated whistleblowing platform to help protect the integrity of sport globally and encourage more athletes and members of the public to come forward and report integrity issues in sport.
“Indeed, sport is a growing area of interest for many in the ethics and compliance sector and at Whistleblower Security; we appreciate the opportunity to align ourselves with committed and leading international organisations, like the ICSS, who are dedicated to ensuring integrity and ethics for their workplaces and within their industry.”
Led by a team of international law-enforcement, anti-corruption experts and sport-integrity investigators with over 60 years’ combined experience, the SIU offers confidential investigation services, specialised training and independent integrity advice to support governing bodies, law enforcement, athletes and organisations across the sports industry.