Hayes (Middx) Cricket Club – Safeguarding Policy Statement
Hayes Cricket Club (The Club) is committed to ensuring all Children (i.e all persons under the
age of 18 ) participating in cricket have a safe and positive experience.
We will do this by:
• Recognising all children participating in cricket (regardless of age, gender, race,
religion, sexual orientation, ability or disability) have the right to have fun and be protected
from harm in a safe environment
• Ensuring individuals working within cricket at, or for, our club provide a welcoming,
safe, and fun experience for children
• Adopting and implementing the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) “Safe
Hands – Cricket’s Policy for Safeguarding Children”
• Appointing a Club Safeguarding Officer and ensuring they attend training modules
required by the ECB,
• Ensuring all people who work in cricket at, or for, our club (such as staff, officials,
volunteers, team managers, coaches and so on) understand how the “Safe Hands Policy”
applies to them
• Ensuring all individuals working within cricket at, or for, the club are recruited and
appointed in accordance with ECB guidelines and relevant legislation
• 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 can adhere to, good
practice and Code of Conduct guidelines defined by the ECB, and the club
• Ensuring the name and contact details of the Club Safeguarding Officer is available:
- As the first point of contact for parents, children and volunteers/staff within the club
- As a local source of procedural advice for the club, its committee and members
- As the main point of contact within the club for the ECB County Safeguarding Officer and
the ECB Safeguarding Team, and
- As the main point of contact within the club for relevant external agencies in
connection with child safeguarding
- Ensuring correct and comprehensive reporting procedures exist for raising and
managing child safeguarding concerns.
- Providing an environment where the views of children, parents and volunteers are
sought and welcomed on a range of issues. This will help us create an environment where
people have the opportunity to voice any concerns (about possible suspected child
abuse/neglect, and/or about poor practice) to the Club Safeguarding Officer *