In the event that a member of Staff is concerned that the Bowls Scotland Betting Integrity Officer is involved in suspicious betting activity outlined in section 6.3 above, this should be reported to one of Bowls Board. Scotland’s All Staff must co-operate with any investigation and/or request for information including the provision of documentation (e.g. telephone/betting records to the Investigations Panel (see section below) The Betting Integrity Officer will co-ordinate the investigation and set up an Investigations Panel consisting of not less than three Bowls Scotland Staff members including the Betting Integrity Officer. The Investigations Panel will investigate the allegation. A member of the Investigations Panel will be allocated with the responsibility for leading the investigation process. The Investigations Panel should establish the facts quickly and any threat of further corrupt betting and associated activity should be removed immediately. The Investigations Panel is required to: act promptly in investigating the allegation and taking any action required (subject to Directors approval where appropriate); fully document the investigation process; secure evidence in a manner which does not alert suspects at the outset of the investigation; and ensure that the evidence is secured in a legally admissible form (e.g. evidence must be carefully preserved; it should not be handled and no marks made on original documents; a record should be kept of anyone handling evidence). Depending on the nature of the activity, the Investigations Panel may refer the matter to the Gambling Commission for consideration of an investigation of the criminal offence of cheating (section 42 of the Gambling Act 2005). Additionally, the Investigations Panel may wish to liaise with betting operators, European/International federations, the Police and the Sports Betting Group. Depending on the nature of the fraud, the Investigations Panel may wish to contact external experts for advice. The Investigations Panel must obtain the consent of the Board before contacting any of the third parties referred to in 6.9 and 6.10 above.
In the event that a member of Staff is concerned that the Bowls Scotland Betting Integrity Officer is involved in suspicious betting activity outlined in section 6.3 above, this should be reported to one of Bowls Scotland’s Board. All Staff must co-operate with any investigation and/or request for information including the provision of documentation (e.g. telephone/betting records to the Investigations Panel (see section below) The Betting Integrity Officer will co-ordinate the investigation and set up an Investigations Panel consisting of not less than three Bowls Scotland Staff members including the Betting Integrity Officer. The Investigations Panel will investigate the allegation. A member of the Investigations Panel will be allocated with the responsibility for leading the investigation process. The Investigations Panel should establish the facts quickly and any threat of further corrupt betting and associated activity should be removed immediately. The Investigations Panel is required to: act promptly in investigating the allegation and taking any action required (subject to Directors approval where appropriate); fully document the investigation process; secure evidence in a manner which does not alert suspects at the outset of the investigation; and ensure that the evidence is secured in a legally admissible form (e.g. evidence must be carefully preserved; it should not be handled and no marks made on original documents; a record should be kept of anyone handling evidence). Depending on the nature of the activity, the Investigations Panel may refer the matter to the Gambling Commission for consideration of an investigation of the criminal offence of cheating (section 42 of the Gambling Act 2005). Additionally, the Investigations Panel may wish to liaise with betting operators, European/International federations, the Police and the Sports Betting Group. Depending on the nature of the fraud, the Investigations Panel may wish to contact external experts for advice. The Investigations Panel must obtain the consent of the Board before contacting any of the third parties referred to in 6.9 and 6.10 above.
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