PREMIER LEAGUE

EFFECTIVE MEASUREMENT
Academies: Evaluation and Audit
27. Each Club which operates an Academy shall conduct an annual self-assessment of its Academy
which shall:
27.1. be led by its Academy Manager;
27.2. assess the extent to which the Club meets and/or exceeds the criteria pertaining to the
relevant Category of Academy set out in this section of the Rules and in the Audit Tool;
27.3. utilise the Audit Tool; and
27.4. be made available to the League, the ISO and, if required, the PGB.
28. The League shall conduct:
28.1. on-going monitoring of each Academy; and
28.2. an annual evaluation of each Academy which shall:
28.2.1. consider the Club’s annual self-assessment referred to in Rule 27 and its most
recent Academy Financial Information;
28.2.2. assess the extent to which the Club meets and/or exceeds the criteria pertaining
to the relevant Category of Academy set out in this section of the Rules and in the
Audit Tool;
28.2.3. utilise the Audit Tool; and
28.2.4. be made available to the Club, the ISO and, if required, the PGB.
29. The ISO shall conduct an ISO Audit of each Academy at least once every three years (subject to
any requirement of these Rules which provides for ISO Audits to be undertaken more
frequently), the results of which shall be made available to the Club, the League and the PGB.
30. A Club shall be entitled to publish the results of its ISO Audit.
31. Each Club which operates or applies to operate an Academy shall give the League and the ISO
access to such facilities, personnel, documents and records as they reasonably require in order
to undertake, respectively, the on-going monitoring and annual evaluation referred to in Rule
28 and the ISO Audit.
32. Each Club which wishes to operate an Academy must submit to the League an application to
do so which shall be accompanied by a self-assessment described in Rule 27.
Transitional arrangements
33. Each Club which makes an application to operate an Academy with effect from the start of
Season 2012/13:
33.1. must make its application by no later than 31 March 2012; and
33.2. shall be the subject of an ISO Audit by no later than 31 May 2012.
Guidance
1. With regard to Rule 33.2, it is recognised that if the ISO Audits commence in spring 2012, not all Clubs may yet have
in place the staff posts required by these Rules. Any Club in this position will need to satisfy the ISO that the relevant
staffing structure will be in place with effect from the start of Season 2012/13. It is similarly recognised that not all the
facilities required pursuant to Rules 268 and 269 may be in place prior to 31 May 2012. In such a case, the Club will
need to satisfy the ISO by production of appropriate evidence (e.g. planning consent, proof of funds, ITTs and/or
building contracts) that the facilities will be in place with effect from the start of Season 2012/13.
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