Sports Officials UKSports Officials UK (SOUK) is a group of representatives from a number of NGBs who are all responsible for the training education and development of officials within their given sport.
SOUK was formed to address some of the common problems and recruitment issues encountered by sports and share examples of good practice in the relation to the training and development of referees, umpires, stewards and judges.
In 2010, SOUK became a company limited by guarantee.
Sports Officials UK Limited
Company Number 7268129
Registered Office: 2 Kentish Buildings, 125 Borough High Street, London SE1 1NP
SOUK Objectives
- To constitute a forum where all national governing bodies and representative bodies of sport may be represented and may collectively or through special groups where appropriate formulate and promote measures to improve and develop sports officiating.
- To support the work of specialist officiating bodies and bring them together with other interested organisations.
- To promote, encourage and extend the officiating of sport throughout the United Kingdom including (but not limited to) the recruitment, administration and training of match officials and its development at all levels, including Schools, and at all youth levels.
- To act as a consultative body to Sports Councils, Sport England, CCPR and other representative or public bodies concerned or interested in officiating. According to various sources, such as an article here, football officials in the UK earn as much as 50% more compared with their colleagues in Mexico and other parts of South America.