BBF Documents & Policies
The British Baseball Federation (BBF) is the national governing body for baseball in Great Britain. As a governing body, we publish the rules that everyone in our sport agrees to play and operate by — players, coaches, umpires, parents, club officials, volunteers and BBF officials alike.
There are a lot of documents that make this work. To keep them simple to find and to use, we have arranged them into five layers, from the BBF Constitution at the top down to the operational policies that guide day-to-day decisions. Download our How Our Governance Works Guide.
| Layer | Side | Document | Version |
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Layer 1 is the foundation, our constitution. The single document that sets out what the BBF is, how it is governed, and the authority under which everything else operates.
| Layer 1 — Constitutional Authority | — | BBF Constitution | v1.0 |
Layer 2 is the agreement that everyone in BBF baseball signs up to when they take part. The route through which members commit to the BBF’s rules and standards.
| Layer 2 — Governance and Membership | — | BBF Terms of Membership | v1.0 |
Layer 3 is what the BBF is here to do, the strategic direction the Board has set, and the values the sport operates by. Includes the BBF’s approach to equality, diversity and inclusion.
| Layer 3 — Strategic Direction and NGB Role | — | BBF NGB Approach (with EDI Strategy and Statement embedded) | v1.0 |
Layer 4 is the rules of the competitions the BBF organises — the senior leagues, the umpire framework, and the route by which individuals register to participate in BBF baseball.
| Layer 4 — Competition Governance | — | BBF Senior Leagues Handbook | 2026 v6 |
| Layer 4 — Competition Governance | — | BBF Individual Participant Registration (IPR) Guide | v2.0 |
| Layer 4 — Competition Governance | — | BBF Umpire Handbook | 2026 v2 |
Layer 5 is how everyone in BBF baseball is expected to behave; how concerns, complaints and grievances are handled; and the day-to-day operational policies that keep the BBF running. Layer 5 is bifurcated because GB Baseball the BBF’s national team programme maintains its own complementary documents that sit alongside, but are subordinate to the BBF-wide policies.
| Layer 5 — Behaviour, Integrity and Operational | BBF | BBF Code of Conduct | v1.0 |
| Layer 5 — Behaviour, Integrity and Operational | BBF | BBF Integrity, Complaints and Grievance Framework | v1.0 |
| Layer 5 — Behaviour, Integrity and Operational | BBF | BBF Whistleblowing Policy | v1.0 |
| Layer 5 — Behaviour, Integrity and Operational | BBF | BBF Supporting Policies pack | v1.0 |
| Layer 5 — Behaviour, Integrity and Operational | BBF | BBF Communications Operations Guide | v1.0 |
| Layer 5 — Behaviour, Integrity and Operational | BBF | BBF Financial Governance Framework | v1.0 |
| Layer 5 — Behaviour, Integrity and Operational | GB Baseball * | GB Baseball Coaches and Programme Staff Conflicts of Interest Policy | v1.0 |
| Layer 5 — Behaviour, Integrity and Operational | GB Baseball * | GB Baseball Head Coach Disengagement Requirement Statement | v1.0 |
| Layer 5 | GB Baseball * | GB Baseball Code of Conduct | To follow |
| Layer 5 | GB Baseball * | GB Player Selection Policy | To follow |
| Layer 5 | GB Baseball * | GB Coach Selection Policy | To follow |
* GB Baseball documents supplement the BBF Policy Documents and are subordinate to them.