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 | |
| 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 * | Stuart Tabberer | |
| Director of Operations * | Ollie Maskell | Henry Richardson (Dep) |
| Director of Recruitment * | Susannah Taylor | Graham Smith (Dep), Frank Thomson, Dan Cass, Gerry Mellough, Ian Rogers, Simon Ryan, Ali May, Nathan Coombs, David Gutteridge |
| 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 |
| 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 | Stuart Tabberer | |
| Game report reception | Paul Sutton | Stuart Tabberer |
| Gameday paperwork stockholder | Davie Parsons | |
| General Secretary * | Richard Moger | Paul Sutton |
| Head of Mentoring | Alan Christopher | Susannah Taylor (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 | |
| Intellectual property and licensing | Davie Parsons | Stuart Tabberer |
| 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, Stuart Tabberer | Ollie Maskell, Susannah Taylor (plus Davie Parsons, Richard Moger and Steve Tonkinson if not involved in original decision) |
| Membership enquiries | Susannah Taylor | Davie Parsons, Graham Smith, James Kilbane, Michael Prentice, Frank Thomson |
| 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 | Ollie Maskell | 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 | Susannah Taylor | David Parsons (d), Richard Moger, Jed Brookes-Lewis, Steve Leonard, 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 | Andrew Murrell (until 2025), Pete Parsons (until 2025) Ian Sneddon (until 2026) Graham Coleman (until 2026) Stuart Young (until 2027) Graham Smith (until 2027) N.B. Terms of office end after selection of the College Bowl | |
| Status of games * | Ollie Maskell & Stuart Tabberer | |
| 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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