BHA Launch Text Service

In a further drive to promote a clean and integrity driven sport the BHA has launched an anonymous text service to allow anyone aware of a wrongdoing in the industry to pass on their concerns to racing's regulator. By texting BHA to 62277 any information will go straight to the BHA's integrity team and will be used to develop new lines of enquiry and support ongoing integrity investigations. The data of those using both the new text service and the existing telephone and online service will remain anonymous while a financial reward may be provided if information given via the phone line results in a disciplinary process.

An investigation charter and guidance note is also now in use for those involved in an in investigation, in order to provide clearer guidance as to what to expect during the course of disciplinary proceedings. This was a recommendation of the 2016 Integrity Review and subsequent review by Christopher Quinlan QC in the same year. Commenting on the new initiative Brant Dunshea, director of integrity and regulatory operations at the BHA, said, “It's important that as the regulator we continue to develop how we work to ensure we are as professional, fair and transparent as possible and that those on the other side of disciplinary action have clear guidance on what to expect. The measures announced today will see us set an industry leading standard in sport and shows we are determined to adopt the highest standards when it comes to how we investigate and enforce the rules of racing.”