RESEARCH / VERSION 1.1 / 16 OCTOBER 2026
Sport Wales
Handbook offers practical treatment support and EAP help alongside workplace safety rules.
| Field | Evidence |
|---|---|
| Reference period | Document date not established |
| Coverage | Wales |
| Status | Published document examined; internal operation unconfirmed |
| Source-check date | 2026-10-14 |
| Document | Sport Wales — Staff handbook: Alcohol and drugs policy; Health and wellbeing |
| Confidentiality | Presence: explicit; conditions: condition or scope recorded. EAP support confidential; medication disclosures also handled in confidence. [Source: Safe systems of work; Sources of support] |
| Voluntary disclosure | Presence: explicit; conditions: not separately assessed. Employees encouraged to seek GP treatment and tell managers for additional support. [Source: Procedures should alcohol or drug misuse be identified] |
| Treatment leave | Presence: not identified in reviewed scope; conditions: not applicable. No specific treatment-leave entitlement in alcohol and drugs section. [Source: Alcohol and drugs policy] |
| Relapse | Presence: not identified in reviewed scope; conditions: not applicable. No specific relapse provision located. [Source: Alcohol and drugs policy] |
| Return to work | Presence: explicit; conditions: condition or scope recorded. General sickness policy offers individual return adjustments and possible phased return. [Source: Sickness absence policy: Returning to work; Phased return] |
| Impairment and safety | Presence: explicit; conditions: not separately assessed. Supports dependency while retaining action for unsafe conduct. [Source: Disciplinary action] |
| Occupational health | Presence: explicit; conditions: not separately assessed. General handbook provides Occupational Health and adjustment advice. [Source: Sources of support] |
| Treatment-time routes | |
| Treatment pay | not applicable — No addiction-specific treatment-leave term located. |
| Treatment-pay check scope | Structured recode of v1.0 source-linked descriptions; not a fresh source check. |
| Currency | Public availability does not confirm that this is the current operative HR policy. |
Presence and conditions
| Provision | Presence | Conditions / scope |
|---|---|---|
| confidentiality | explicit | EAP support confidential; medication disclosures also handled in confidence. |
| voluntary disclosure | explicit | not separately assessed |
| treatment leave | not identified in reviewed scope | not applicable |
| relapse | not identified in reviewed scope | not applicable |
| return to work | explicit | General sickness policy offers individual return adjustments and possible phased return. |
| impairment safety | explicit | not separately assessed |
| occupational health | explicit | not separately assessed |
Interpretation limits
Undated handbook; return/OH provisions are general staff support, not addiction-specific guarantees. Actual practice unverified.
Sources
- Staff handbook: Alcohol and drugs policy; Health and wellbeing — See provision-level section locators.
Cite this record
Civil Liberties Action (2026). Recovery at work: Sport Wales. Record wp-sport-wales, version 1.1, 2026-10-16. https://cla-political-finance.copperchime4.chatgpt.site/databases/releases/2026-10-16-v1.1/records/workplace/wp-sport-wales.html
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