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• review and report on the appropriateness and effectiveness associated with the Tennis Anti-Corruption plan (TACP)
• consider general public commentary concerning the procedures, treatments and resources
• make strategies for change

- Adam Lewis QC to head Independent Evaluation Panel (IRP)
- dedication to fund and apply all activities advised because of the IRP

Melbourne, Australian Continent: The Chairmen and CEOs of this Governing Bodies of Global Tennis – ATP, WTA, ITF additionally the Grand Slam Board – today revealed an unbiased analysis headed by Adam Lewis QC targeted at further safeguarding the integrity regarding the game.

The Independent Evaluation Panel will review and report in the appropriateness and effectiveness associated with Tennis Anti-Corruption plan and work out strategies for modification. In performing the review, the IRP will need under consideration community discourse about the processes, processes and sourced elements of the Tennis Integrity device (TIU). The Governing Bodies of International Tennis said they anticipate the IRP to address dilemmas including:

• The way the TIU could be more transparent without diminishing the TIU’s requirement for investigative confidentiality
• Extra resources the TIU both within the device and at tournaments
• Architectural and/or governance modifications that improve the independence of the TIU
• How exactly to extend the scope and reach of tennis integrity training system.

The Governing Bodies of Overseas Tennis agree to result in the effects and recommendations of IRP publicly offered and also to implement and fund all actions advised because of the IRP.

Adam Lewis QC is recognised whilst the leading expert on sports legislation within London club. He co-edits the key textbook, Sport: Law and Practice, lectures on recreations legislation and regularly seats different sports tribunals, and will act as an arbitrator.

Mr Lewis should be assisted in the Independent Review Panel by two users which he will pick and appoint to reflect the global nature of sport.

The IRP will report to the Governing Bodies of Overseas Tennis. An interim report should be provided by the IRP.

“This analysis will develop from the 2008 ecological Report that saw playing tennis come to be one of the first major activities to determine a unique specific anti-corruption device. Since 2010, the Tennis Integrity Unit-instigated anti-corruption investigations have actually lead to 18 effective disciplinary instances being brought ahead including life bans for five people plus one official, ’’ the declaration said.

All professional players, help staff and officials tend to be susceptible to the terms of the Tennis Anti-Corruption system which equips the TIU with considerable investigative abilities. These generally include the right to interview any relevant person of interest and obtain their telephone, computer and lender files.

“Tennis stays among the leaders in stability. We now have a zero-tolerance way of every aspect of corruption and all sorts of of us tend to be positively focused on rooting out corruption whatever it takes.

“The environment for many major sports, including tennis, changed dramatically in the last eight many years and along with dilemmas raised in the news, we believe now is the proper time to review the way we still fight corruption when you look at the game.

“Given the seriousness regarding the problem, we ask all governing bodies worldwide to help make match fixing a definite unlawful offence, resourced by nationwide criminal activity fighting companies employed in cooperation with recreations stability boards and other relevant stakeholders.”

Signed by:

Chris Kermode, ATP Chairman

Steve Simon, WTA CEO