Information on result codes, complaints, penalties and appeals

Below are descriptions of codes used on the results pages. In the case of a WRN, NTR, DSQ, SUS or BAN further information is given below under the event in question in date order. This system was put in place in January 2010 and does not show information for penalties prior to this system being in place.

Complaints/appeals

The whole complaints/appeals procedure is confidential. During this procedure no names will be divulged at any stage of the process. This is so people can lodge a complaint free in the knowledge their name will not be divulged to the person they have lodged the complaint against subjecting them to possible intimidation and reprisal.

If you make a complaint against another competitor or appeal a decision made against you, you may submit a complaint/appeal which will be considered by the Technical Committee and a ruling made. The procedure is as follows:

Complaint
If you have a complaint about an incident at an event it must be lodged via email within 3 days of the event with a non refundable payment of £37.00(*). If a complaint about an incident at an event is received outside of this 3 day period, it will be heard at the Technical Committee's discretion. If you have a complaint about an incident outside an event it can be lodged using the same channel. Your complaint will not be heard unless it is accompanied with the payment(*). Complaints are per person per complaint.
- SUBMIT A COMPLAINT
- MAKE PAYMENT

Action: A decision will be made on what action to take regarding a complaint and the person involved officially notified via email. Any penalty imposed will be recognised by all individual Member Federations of the European Cani-Cross Federation (ECF) and upheld.

NB If a marshal, helper or volunteer report an incident at an event or the race organisers witness an incident, action may be taken on the spot without the Technical Committee's sanction. If this is the case you may appeal the decision using the channel below within 3 days of notification, which will then be heard by the Technical Committee.

Appeal
If a complaint is made against you and action taken or you are not happy with the action taken regarding a complaint you made, an appeal may be lodged via email within 3 days of the date of notification with a non refundable payment of £37.00(*). Your appeal will not be heard unless it is accompanied with the payment(*). If an appeal is received outside the 3 day period it will not be heard. Appeals are per person, per appeal.
- SUBMIT AN APPEAL
- MAKE PAYMENT

Record: Following official notification, any penalty imposed will be recorded on the related results page with further information given below under Penalties imposed, but details will not be released.

Following an appeal, the Technical Committee's decision is final.

The CaniX Technical Committee
The Technical Committee is made up of three independent members of CaniX UK. These members are not directly associated with CaniX UK organisers and have been chosen for their impartial view of any complaint/appeal. The Technical Committee is appointed to address complaints/appeals received by CaniX UK. Members of the Technical Committee, and the names of those who lodge a complaint will remain confidential throughout the entire process. All correspondence between CaniX UK, the Technical Committee and those making the complaint will be confidential. This has been decided to ensure people are free to lodge a complaint without the threat of intimidation or reprisal.

Reprisal
If, following a penalty imposed against you, you seek reprisal on any individual or CaniX UK, the penalty will be increased. Reprisals include: disrupting CaniX events and/or intimidating individuals at CaniX events including intimidating individuals outside of CaniX events. This includes vengeful, aggressive, threatening or abusive behaviour; any inciteful derogatory comments in any form, ie Facebook or any social networking forums, private messaging, emails, etc.

(*) This payment does not apply to marshals, helpers and volunteers. The entire payment is divided between the members of the Technical Committee to compensate for their time in making a decision. The payment is non-refundable but may be refunded at the Technical Committee's discretion.

Penalties imposed