British American Football Referees' Association
Responsibilities
The Directors are elected under procedures laid down in the Constitution.
Other persons are appointed by the Board of Directors.
| Role | Person(s) | Reserve(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Appeals Committee | Since the introduction of the new Constitution in October 2007, the Board of Directors has taken over the role of the Appeals Committee | |
| Assessment reports reception | James Ford-Bannister | |
| Assessment working party | Davie Parsons (c), Paul Sutton, Steve Tonkinson and others | |
| BAFA representatives | Davie Parsons, Steve Tonkinson | Other directors or members as appropriate |
| BAFRA Archivist | Steve Tonkinson | Krister Halvorsen |
| Coaches reports reception | James Ford-Bannister | Lee Wood |
| Company Secretary | Richard Moger | |
| Data Protection and Compliance Officer | Lee Wood | Davie Parsons (d) |
| Director of Finance * | Mark Schofield | Will Fazackerley (Dep) |
| Director of Operations * | Ollie Maskell | Henry Richardson (Dep) |
| Director of Recruitment * | Emma Harris | David Gutteridge (Dep), Nathan Coates, Jack Hallinan, Gerry Mellough, Ian Smith, Ali May, Susannah Taylor, Shawn Sombatti |
| Director of Training * | James Ford-Bannister | Amir Brooks (Dep) |
| Director without Portfolio #1 * | Peter Parsons | |
| Director without Portfolio #2 * | Steve Tonkinson | |
| Disciplinary Committee, Chair, | David Moore | Davie Parsons (d) |
| Disciplinary Committee, Members | Steve Tonkinson, Mark Schofield | Roger Goodgroves, Lee Taylor, Graham Smith, Ali May |
| Electronic On-field Communications | Ben Griffiths | James Ford-Bannister |
| Elite Programme Development Coordinator | Davie Parsons | James Ford-Bannister (d) |
| Email mailing lists | Colin Willox | Davie Parsons (d) Richard Moger |
| Examinations Committee, Chair | Stuart Young | James Ford-Bannister (d) |
| Examinations Committee, Members | Peter Parsons, Steve Tonkinson, Ben Griffiths, Paul Sutton, Euan Paterson, Henry Young, Steve Egan, Colin Willox | |
| Game expense claim processing | Mark Schofield | Stuart Tabberer |
| Game report reception | Paul Sutton | Mark Schofield, Stuart Tabberer |
| Gameday paperwork stockholder | Davie Parsons | |
| General Secretary * | Richard Moger | Paul Sutton |
| Head of Mentoring | Alan Christopher | Emma Harris (d) |
| Health & Safety Officer | James Ford-Bannister | |
| Hudl | James Ford-Bannister | Ben Griffiths |
| Incident report follow-up | Davie Parsons | Ollie Maskell |
| Incident report reception | All directors plus Newsflash editor | |
| Induction training manual | James Ford-Bannister (d); Amir Brooks; Jed Brookes-Lewis; Richard Moger; Frank Thomson | |
| Intellectual property and licensing | Davie Parsons | Mark Schofield |
| International liaison | Steve Tonkinson | Davie Parsons (d) |
| John Slavin Award data collection | Paul Sutton | Davie Parsons (d) |
| John Slavin Award trophies | Davie Parsons (d) | |
| Manual of Football Officiating | Jim Briggs | |
| Members handbook | Davie Parsons | Colin Willox |
| Membership Appeals Sub-committee | Peter Parsons, James Ford-Bannister, Mark Schofield | Ollie Maskell, Emma Harris (plus Davie Parsons, Richard Moger and Steve Tonkinson if not involved in original decision) |
| Membership enquiries | Emma Harris | David Gutteridge (Dep), Nathan Coates, Jack Hallinan, Gerry Mellough, Ian Smith, Ali May, Susannah Taylor, Shawn Sombatti |
| Membership list | Richard Moger | |
| Membership Sub-committee | Davie Parsons, Richard Moger | Steve Tonkinson |
| Newsflash distribution | Ben Griffiths, Colin Willox | Davie Parsons(d), Paul Sutton, James Ford-Bannister, Richard Moger |
| Newsflash editor | Ben Griffiths | James Ford-Bannister, Davie Parsons (d) |
| NFL Liaison | Graham Smith | David Parsons (d) |
| Officiating Review Committee, Chair * | Davie Parsons | |
| Officiating Review Committee, Members | Other directors | |
| President * | Davie Parsons | Steve Tonkinson |
| Public relations / press releases | Davie Parsons | |
| Publicity and Media | Stuart Andrew | David Parsons (d), Emma Harris (d), Richard Moger, Jed Brookes-Lewis, Laura Davies, Scott Castle |
| Registered address | Worton Rock | Richard Moger (d) |
| Returning Officer | Ben Griffiths | Richard Moger (d) |
| Rulebook editor | Jim Briggs | Martin Cockerill (flag and 5 on 5); Peter Parsons (8 on 8) |
| Rules and Mechanics Committee, Chair | Jim Briggs | Davie Parsons (d) |
| Rules and Mechanics Committee, Members | Paul Sutton, Peter Parsons, Steve Tonkinson, Shawn Sombati | |
| Safeguarding Officer | Graham Smith | Peter Parsons (d) |
| Scheduling | Ollie Maskell | Henry Richardson, Mike Hansford, Ian Davies, Roger Goodgroves |
| Selection Committee, Chair * | Ollie Maskell | |
| Selection Committee, Members | Ian Sneddon (until 2026) Graham Coleman (until 2026) Stuart Young (until 2027) Graham Smith (until 2027) Pete Thom (until 2028) Jed Brookes-Lewis (until 2028) N.B. Terms of office end after selection of the College Bowl | |
| Status of games * | Ollie Maskell & Mark Schofield | |
| Video library | Keith Wickham | |
| Video Review | Keith Wickham, James Ford-Bannister, Richard Moger, Tim Ockenden, Jed Brookes-Lewis, Euan Paterson, Liam Wooton | |
| Webmaster | Colin Willox | Krister Halvorsen, Viktor Jánvári, Davie Parsons (d) |
* indicates an ex officio responsibility; (c) = chair; (d) = responsible director (Dep) = Deputy Director
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