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Another sport I'm involved in, cricket, is a lot tighter on the participation of under 18's in 'adult' cricket, with a minimum age for playing in Adult games of 13, unless the child is very gifted and a member of the counties development squad when the child can play at 12. The ECB make it mandatory that anyone involved in coaching the game or umpiring has to pass an ' enhanced crb' check every 3 years. Each club has to follow various ecb guidelines, and for a club to be involved in an ecb recognised 'premier league' a whole set of criteria must be satisfied, including child protection policies, youth development policies and facilities etc.
It seems the racing industry has some way to go to meet the child protection standards in some other sports.
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