HCL Policies

Herefordshire Cricket Safeguarding

We want everyone involved in cricket in Herefordshire to have a safe, positive experience and be welcomed and supported in their activities.

Herefordshire Cricket is committed to ensuring that everyone who plays cricket in Herefordshire within affiliated Clubs, Area or County squads have a safe, welcoming and positive experience. We comply fully with the ECB Safe Hands Policy – this is the England and Wales’ Cricket Board’s policy to safeguard children within cricket. It promotes good practice, helps raise awareness and ensures people know what to do if they have any concerns about children or about the behaviour of adults in cricket.  ECB Safe Hands Policy

The ECB Safe Hands Policy contains an abundance of useful information, resources and templates. By following the advice and guidance in Safe Hands, and putting a safeguarding framework in place, your club will be following best practice, have the knowledge and confidence to recruit responsibly, manage bullying and harassment, report concerns and much more.

Children
Everyone involved in cricket, whether it is at Club, Area or County level, has a duty to ensure the safety and welfare of any young person involved in the sport. From prevention to protection, safeguarding in sport is Everyone’s Responsibility and involves keeping young people out of harm’s way both on and off the cricket pitch. It is not the responsibility of any individuals within the Club, Area or County to determine if abuse has taken place, but it is their responsibility, and the responsibility of everyone within cricket, to confidentially report concerns to the relevant Club Safeguarding Officer, the County or Deputy County Safeguarding Officer, ECB or Child Protection experts.

For all club safeguarding officer support, including DBS, please go to the clubs section of the website.

Adults
We want clubs to support everyone involved in the game and this extends to supporting all their members of all ages. Any one of us may at some stage be struggling and it is important to look out for one another both on and off the pitch. If you are concerned about someone, ask them if they are OK? Signpost organisations that may be able to help them and make sure you also let the Club Safeguarding Officer know you have concerns. If you have immediate concerns for the welfare of an adult, call the emergency services. When we talk about “safeguarding adults” this is usually done in consultation with them, according to their wishes, but there are occasionally circumstances where we need to report without their consent.

Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility.

If you are concerned about a child, please help us to safeguard them by reporting any concerns.

For further details regarding Safeguarding and child welfare, please contact Claire who will be happy to assist.

The County Safeguarding Officer is Claire Langford safeguarding@herefordshirecricketltd.co.uk   Tel :07855 404406

The County Safeguarding Officer's Deputy Kirsty Sockett kirstysockett@herefordshirecricketltd.co.uk Tel: 07974 777523 

Or please contact the ECB. You can do this by calling 020 7432 1200 and asking for a member of the Safeguarding team or emailing safeguarding@ecb.co.uk

Let's make cricket a happy and safe place for everyone!

Herefordshire Cricket Ltd policies:

EDI Plan 2023

Safeguarding Statement

Child and Vulnerable Adult Protection Policy

Code of Conduct Parents and Guardians

Code of Conduct Players

Anti Bullying Policy

Safeguarding Adults

Photography Filming and Social Media Policy

Complaints Procedure

Privacy Policy

Whistleblowing Policy

General Conduct Regulations For Recreational Cricket

Bursaries for Coaches

Please use this referral form to report a safeguarding concern to the ECB. Safeguarding Referral Form

If you have a problem completing this form or would like advice about reporting a concern, please email safeguarding@ecb.co.uk providing your contact details so that we can obtain further information from you, if required.

After submitting your concern, you will receive an automated email with a unique reference number please keep a record of this.
The ECB will use the personal information that you provide in accordance with the ECB information and privacy agreement (as may be updated from time to time).
In an emergency and/or if you are concerned that someone is at immediate risk of harm, please call the police without delay on 999.
Do not delay in reporting, fill in as much information as you can and send in. Additional information can follow on. The ECB Safeguarding Team will liaise with the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) on your behalf.