Following receipt of a Referral, a Disciplinary Officer must consider whether there is sufficient information and/or grounds to charge the relevant Participant with a breach of these Regulations. If further information is required, the Disciplinary Officer will conduct any further investigation that is necessary. All Participants must co-operate fully with, and must in no way obstruct or delay, any investigation conducted by the Disciplinary Officer under these Regulations; as part of this obligation, Participants must provide any relevant documents, footage or recordings in their possession or control that are reasonably requested by the Disciplinary Officer. An Adjudicator or Disciplinary Panel is entitled to draw an adverse inference from any breach of this duty to co-operate. 

 

If there is sufficient information and/or grounds to charge as summary penalty, the Disciplinary Officer will issue a Charge Letter to the Respondent or the Respondent’s Club to share with the Respondent with a date agreed by the appointed Adjudicator in which to respond by. If there is not, the Disciplinary Officer will inform the individual who submitted the Referral that no further action will be taken. 

 

Once a response has been received If the Adjudicator decides that there has been a breach of these Regulations, they will impose a summary sanction in accordance with the sanction guidelines on the Sanctions Page 

 

 

Upon receipt of a Referral, the YPLN Disciplinary Officer (or, where applicable, the appointed deputy) shall determine whether there is sufficient information and/or grounds to charge the relevant Participant with a breach of the YPLN General Conduct Regulations. 

 

Provided that there is sufficient information and/or grounds, the Disciplinary Officer shall initiate the actions outlined below for referrals classified as Level 3 or Level 3 offences: