The BBC Sports Personality of the Year will be announced during a live show at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on Sunday, 17 December 2017.
The nominations processes, criteria and voting details (where applicable) for each award are outlined below.
MAIN AWARD
This award goes to the sportsperson whose actions have most captured the UK public's imagination during 2017.
An expert panel (hereafter 'the Panel') was convened in November 2017 to decide the shortlist of sportspeople for the main BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.
The BBC Sports Personality of the Year production team provided the Panel with an extensive list of the top sportspeople from 2017, including information on their achievements. The Panel were free to consider other potential candidates.
The Panel comprised 12 members this year, with representatives from BBC Sport, BBC Radio 5 live, the UK broadcasting industry, UK-wide newspapers and UK sports bodies (in alphabetical order): Maggie Alphonsi, Philip Bernie, Darren Campbell, Danny Crates, Carl Doran, Katherine Grainger, Dominic Hart, Colin Murray, Eleanor Oldroyd, Alyson Rudd, Barbara Slater and Laura Williamson.
The Panel selected a short list of sportspeople for the main award on the basis of the following criteria:
Reflects UK sporting achievements on the national and/or international stage;
Represents the breadth and depth of UK sports; and
Takes into account 'impact' of the person's sporting achievement beyond the sport in question.
Sportspeople are eligible to be nominated for the main BBC Sports Personality of the Year award if they are UK citizens or all of the following criteria apply:
they play a significant amount of their sport in the UK; and
their core achievements that year were achieved in the UK, and not with a non-UK based team (in which case they would more likely qualify for the Overseas award); and
they are residents in the UK.
Non-playing coaches or management are not eligible.
The Panel produce a shortlist based on reaching a consensus view. If a consensus view cannot be reached on all or some of the candidates, then the Panel are asked to vote for the remaining candidates. In the event of a tied vote, the chairperson's decision (Director, BBC Sport) is binding.
The shortlist of contenders is expected to be announced during 'The One Show' on Monday, 27 November 2017 and will also appear on the BBC Sport website.
The Panel also:
Determine the winner for the Team of the Year award.
Determine the winner for the Coach of the Year award.
Determine the shortlist for the Overseas Sports Personality of the Year award.
Undertake a back-up vote for the main award (in the unlikely event of problems with the public vote on the night of the show).
The Panel have the right to amend elements of the awards such as the criteria or numbers shortlisted, should a consensus view be reached - provided such changes remain within the spirit of the award.
The public will vote to decide the winner from the shortlist of contenders during the live BBC Sports Personality of the Year show on Sunday, 17 December 2017. This will be overseen by an independent adjudicator.
In the unlikely event of:
A tie in the public vote amongst the two contenders obtaining the highest number of votes, the award will be shared amongst those two. There will be no award in the second place category and the third place category award will go to the contender scoring highest after the two in the tie.
A tie in the public vote amongst the three contenders obtaining the highest number of votes, the award will be shared amongst the three and there will be no awards in the second and third place categories.
A tie in the public vote amongst two contenders obtaining the second highest number of votes, the second place award will be shared amongst those two and there will be no award in the third place category.
A tie in the public vote amongst two contenders obtaining the third highest number of votes, the third place award will be shared amongst those two.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
Voting for the main award will be from a shortlist of contenders presented during the live show on Sunday, 17 December 2017.
Voting will be available by phone or via the BBC website. The number to call for each contender will be revealed during the programme. There is no voting via email, Red Button or by text. The telephone numbers will be available through Red Button and via the BBC website.
Telephone Vote: Voters in the UK can choose either to call from their landline using the long (11-digit) number for the contender(s) of their choice or from their mobile phones using the shortcode (7-digit) number for the contender(s) of their choice. Please note that callers from the Channel Islands and Isle of Man should call from their landlines using the long (11-digit) number to avoid higher mobile charges, as the short (7-digit) numbers are not available in the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man for reasons outside of the BBC's control.
Calls to the long (11-digit) number from landlines and mobiles cost 15p plus your network's access charge. To vote from your mobile in the UK, please call the short (7-digit) number announced for your chosen contender(s).Calls from mobiles to the short (7-digit) number cost 15p per vote and should cost less than calling the long (11-digit) number from your mobile so please, if you can, dial the short (7-digit) number from your mobile. You cannot text and you cannot dial the short (7-digit) number from a landline. Please do not attempt to vote by calling a 7-digit short number from a landline.
Online Vote: Viewers who wish to vote online will need to sign in to a BBC account at https://bbc.com.im/signin.%3C/a%3E If you do not have a BBC account, you can register for one for free at https://bbc.com.im/register.%3C/a%3E If you have any trouble registering or signing in, you can visit the help pages at https://bbc.com.im/signin/help.%3C/a%3E Please check your broadband or mobile contract to check the cost of using data services.
You must obtain the phone bill payer's permission before voting.
Opening and closing times will be specified on the programme.
All voting will be overseen by an independent verification service.
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OVERSEAS SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR AWARD
This award goes to the overseas sportsperson whose actions have most captured the UK public's imagination during 2017. The award is not open to those sportspeople who qualify for the main BBC Sports Personality of the Year award under its qualification criteria (see above).
The expert panel responsible for choosing the shortlist for the main BBC Sports Personality of the Year award put forward a list of contenders available for selection.
The public decide the winner from the shortlist of contenders prior to the main show with an online vote. This will be overseen by an independent adjudicator.
In the unlikely event of a tie in the online vote amongst the two contenders obtaining the highest number of votes, the award will be shared amongst those two.
The vote will open on Friday, 24 November 2017 at 12:00 GMT and close on Friday, 8 December 2017 at 12:00 GMT.
The winner will be announced via a press release on Friday, 15 December 2017, two days before the BBC One main awards show.
In order to vote, you must be a UK resident (including Channel Islands and the Isle of Man) and not be a BBC employee, employee of any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, close relative of any such employees or connected to the vote directly or through a close relative.
Votes can be made online by accessing http://www.bbc.co.uk/sportspersonality from 12.00 GMT on 24 November 2017 and must be received no later than 12.00 GMT on 8 December 2017. Any votes received outside the voting window will not count. You cannot vote by any other method.
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No correspondence relating to the vote will be entered into.
There will be no prize for anyone taking part in the vote.
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The BBC reserves the right to change, cancel or suspend the vote at any time.
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either be an individual, or no more than two people, who are both involved in the same activity
offer help that does not form part of their job or take place at their place of work
not be affiliated with an organisation having religious ties or a charity
in the opinion of the person nominating be deserving of a BBC Award
not bring the BBC into disrepute (in the BBC's sole discretion)
have consented to be nominated (obtaining consent is the responsibility of the nominating party)
3. Nominations are made by post to:
BBC Get Inspired Unsung Hero Awards 2017, BBC Sport, Floor 3, Quay House, Salford Quays M50 2QH
Or via bbc.co.uk/unsunghero where a downloadable form can be completed and emailed to unsunghero@bbc.co.uk
Or via bbc.co.uk/unsunghero with a link to the online webform.
Nominations were accepted from Wednesday, 6 September 2017 and had to be received no later than 23.59 GMT on Sunday, 22 October 2017.
4. Only one nomination is permitted per person and it should be on an official BBC form. Persons nominating should declare any professional or personal relationship with the person or people nominated.
5. The BBC appoint a representative in each of its 12 English Regions plus Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland who each shortlist no more than 10 nominees for their regional voting panel. The shortlisting criteria will be:
The extent of the nominee's' contribution at the grassroots level of their sport or physical activity
The impact they have had on individuals and/or their local community
The personal sacrifices or commitment made.
Regional judging panels consisting of BBC staff and non-BBC members meet to select a BBC Get Inspired Unsung Hero Award for their respective area from those shortlisted and based on the criteria above. The 15 regional winners become eligible for the overall BBC Get Inspired Unsung Hero 2017 Award.
Persons nominated may be asked to disclose details of any, and all criminal and civil actions pending against them, or served against them plus any unspent convictions. Nominated persons asked for this information must keep the BBC informed of any changes to that disclosed up to the point the winner is announced. This information will be handled in the strictest confidence and, as with all personal information, in accordance with the BBC Privacy Policy.
Following standard industry practice the BBC may undertake background checks of the shortlisted finalists. Information discovered or that may have been disclosed by the entrants themselves will inform the decision as to the selection of the regional winners and overall winner.
A national judging panel meet to select the overall winner from the 15 regional winners based on the aforementioned criteria, any supporting documentation and a short BBC film about each of them. The panel typically consists of representatives from the BBC, leading sports figures and a previous BBC Unsung Hero winner dependent on availability. The judging process is overseen by an independent verifier.
The overall winner will be announced live on BBC One's Sports Personality of the Year 2017 programme, to be held in Liverpool on Sunday, 17 December and to which all regional winners and their guest are invited to attend.
The judges' decision as to the winner is final. No correspondence relating to the awards will be entered into.
The regional winners will each receive a regional BBC Get Inspired Unsung Hero Award 2017 trophy and the national winner will receive the national BBC Get Inspired Unsung Hero Award 2017 trophy. There are no cash alternatives and the award cannot be sold or transferred in any circumstances.
All winners must agree to take part in any post-award publicity if required.
The BBC reserves the right to:
vary the opening and closing times for making nominations and to vary the date of the announcement of the awards
disqualify any nominee who breaches the rules or has acted fraudulently in any way
cancel or vary the awards or any of the selection processes or criteria, at any stage, if in its opinion it is deemed necessary or if circumstances arise outside its control.
The BBC, its sub-contractors, subsidiaries and/or agencies cannot accept any responsibility whatsoever for any technical failure or malfunction or any other problem which may result in any nomination not being properly registered.
The information provided will be processed safely and securely and kept confidential by the BBC. The personal data provided will be shared within the BBC and with external third parties for the purposes of administering the award only. The third parties include external judges and Monterosa (hosting service). The personal data will not be processed by any third parties not connected with the award without prior permission. The names of entrants who are shortlisted, commended and winning persons may be disclosed to the public.
The BBC will retain all details to maintain an accurate record of the award, for the purposes of administering future awards and will destroy this information provided when it is no longer required. To amend any of the personal data submitted or withdraw personal data please email unsunghero@bbc.co.uk. Withdrawal of personal data during the award process will result in the nomination being removed. For more information about the BBC's privacy policy go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/usingthebbc/privacy/privacy-policy.
Persons nominating and nominees will be deemed to have accepted these rules and agree to be bound by them.
- Published15 December 2017
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