PREMIER LEAGUE

TALENT IDENTIFICATION AND RECRUITMENT
204. Each Club which operates an Academy shall prepare and produce a document setting out
the process of how Scouts employed by that Club should approach players and the process
thereafter. Such process should comply in full with the Rules and the Code of Conduct for
Scouts and should build upon the training that the Scout received while obtaining the relevant
scouting qualification referred to in Rule 194.1.
Scouts: Disciplinary Action
205. Any breach by a Scout of Rule 200 shall amount to a breach of these Rules and the League
shall be entitled to take disciplinary action against the Scout and/or his Club for such breach in
accordance with Section W of these Rules. In addition to the sanctions available under Section
W, an additional sanction of the removal of a Scout’s registration shall also be available at
the conclusion of the disciplinary proceedings, should a breach be held to exist.
206. Any breach by a Club of Rule 198 or Rule 201 shall amount to a breach of these Rules and the
League shall be entitled to take disciplinary action against the Club for such breach in
accordance with Section W of the League’s Rules. In addition to the sanctions available under
Section W, an additional sanction of the removal of a Scout’s registration shall also be available
at the conclusion of the disciplinary proceedings, should a breach be held to exist.
Registrations and Provision of Information by the League
207. Upon receiving an application by a Club to register an Academy Player, the League shall
immediately provide to the Academy Player’s Parent a copy of these Rules and of the
Parent’s Charter.
208. The League will undertake the registration (which shall be backdated to the date of application)
of the Academy Player if:
208.1. 7 days have elapsed from the date the League sent the Parent the documents referred to
above; and
208.2. during that time, the League has not been contacted by the Academy Player or his
Parent to inform the League that he no longer wishes to be registered as an Academy
Player for that Club.
209. The Academy Player may be coached by and play for the Club during the period of 7 days
referred to in Rule 208.1.
210. The provisions of Rules 264 to 267 shall apply during the period referred to in Rule 208.1.
211. If, contrary to Rule 210, the Academy Player directly or indirectly contacts another Club, and
such contact results in the Academy Player becoming registered with that other Club without
the consent of the Club referred to in Rule 207, the other Club shall be presumed to have
breached Rule 264.
Guidance
Rule 207
It is envisaged that an amendment will be made to Form 27 (now PLYD Form 5) to include a statement that where the child is
to be registered as an Academy Player, the Parent will receive from the League a copy of these Rules and the Parent’s Charter.
In signing the Consent Form, the Parent agrees to acknowledges receipt forthwith of the Charter and to read the Charter.
The League will where possible send the Rules and Charter to Parents by email with a read-receipt, or by recorded delivery if no
email address is provided. PLYD Form 5 will be amended to include space for the provision of the Parent’s email address.
Rule 211
The presumption set out in this Rule is rebuttable if the new Club can establish to the satisfaction of the Board that it did not in
fact breach Rule 264.
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