Safeguarding Policy Statement
Yateley Cricket Club (The Club), is committed to ensuring all children* participating in cricket have a safe and positive experience.
We will do this by:
ü Recognising all children participating in cricket (regardless of age, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, ability or disability) have a right to have fun and be protected from harm in a safe environment.
ü Ensuring individuals working within cricket at, or for, our club provide a safe, positive and fun cricketing experience for children.
ü Adopting and implementing the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) “Safe Hands - Cricket’s Policy for Safeguarding Children” and any future versions of this.
ü Appointing a Club Child Welfare Officer and ensuring they attend all current and future training modules required by the ECB so they have the necessary skills to undertake their role effectively.
ü Ensuring all people who work in cricket at, or for, our club understand the “Safe Hands Policy” applies to them according to their level of contact with children in cricket.
ü Ensuring all individuals working within cricket at, or for, the club are recruited and appointed in accordance with ECB guidelines and relevant legislation.
ü Ensuring all individuals working within cricket at, or for, the club are provided with support, through education and training, so they are aware of and adhere to, good practice and code of conduct guidelines defined by the ECB, and the club.
ü Ensuring the name and contact details of the Club Welfare Officer is available as the first point of contact for
- parents, children and volunteers/staff within the club
- the ECB County Welfare Officer and the ECB Child Protection Team
- for relevant external agencies in connection with child safeguarding.
ü Ensuring reporting procedures exist for raising/managing child safeguarding concerns. Such procedures should recognise the responsibility of the statutory agencies and be in accordance with pre defined child safeguarding procedures as set down by the ECB, Statutory Agencies and Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) guidelines and policies.
ü Providing everyone connected with the club with the opportunity to voice any concerns they have e.g. possible suspected child abuse, or poor practice) to the Club Welfare Officer.
ü Ensuring all suspicious concerns and allegations are taken seriously and dealt with swiftly and appropriately.
ü Ensuring access to confidential information relating to child safeguarding matters is restricted to the Club Welfare Officer and the appropriate external authorities, such as the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO), as specified within ECB child safeguarding procedures.
Updated: January 2013