The checklist is a tool to help clubs understand and implement the minimum standards required for good governance and duty of care. The start of an affiliation year is a good opportunity to review your club's governance and ensure you are fit for purpose with all the relevant standards in place (See question on what do England Athletics do with this data). We recognise that not all clubs will have all of the standards in place for the start of the affiliation year but we request that clubs go through the checklist and click 'Submit Changes' to give an indication of where they are currently up to in the process of completing the club standards before they pay their club affiliation.