The FA commissioned the largest investigation into child protection issues in sport in 2001 and has been receiving regular updates from Professor Brackenridge. Her interim reports have formed a key part of the last two FA child protection conferences.

Now the full report into the first year's findings is to be presented. Senior FA executives will also receive a special briefing on the results, and summaries of the findings are to be published on TheFA.com.

Tony Pickerin, The FA's Head of Ethics and Sports Equity, said, "We believe that we are making a difference to children in our sport. But it's important to have evidence to back that up, shows where we were when we started and where we are now. It's important, too, that the evidence is reliable. We believe we have shown a lead in opening up football for research and we're proud to be able to release Professor Brackenridge's findings at Gloucester next week."

The FA's Child protection and best practice campaign has already seen more than 45,000 individuals take workshops or the work-at-home Guide. That number is rising steadily and The FA's aim is to have someone with a child protection certificate at every club in the country.