Welfare
The Pitreavie AAC welfare officer is Jared Deacon. Jared is present at the track most Tuesdays and Thursdays and please feel free to approach him and have a chat or discuss any issues.
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The welfare officer can also be contacted through the PAAC welfare email account : Welfare@paac.org.uk.
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Alternatively the Scottish athletics welfare officer is Morva McKenzie and can be contacted through morva.mckenzie@scottishathletics.org.uk.
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If you have an immediate and serious concern about the safety of a child, please contact the police on either 101 or 999
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​British athletics provide the following information about reporting a concern​​​​
Welfare Updates
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​Norman Gardner previously a coach with the club, has been permanently barred from being involved in athletics by United Kingdom Athletics (UKA), who oversee coaching in Athletics. The fact is reported on the UKA website and can be accessed : UK ATHLETICS LICENSING DECISIONS AND CASE OUTCOMES | UK Athletics
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Update (03/03/2025)
Following the conclusion of a recent investigation by UK athletics, Pitreavie AAC acknowledge the sanctions placed on former club president, Norman Gardiner. Please see UK ATHLETICS LICENSING DECISIONS AND CASE OUTCOMES | UK Athletics for information relating to these sanctions.
In light of this, we have removed some historical articles, photos and posts from our website which we now realise were inaccurate and/or inappropriate to maintain. Pitreavie AAC would also like to apologise for any harm that our actions or inaction caused in relation to this matter and express our willingness to adhere to all recommendations outlined by UK Athletics moving forward.