Guernsey Cricket Board

Safeguarding Children Policy Statement

The Guernsey Cricket Board is committed to ensuring that all Children* participating in cricket have a safe and positive experience.

*The word “Children” should be taken to mean all persons under the age of 18.

We will do this by:

• Recognising that 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.

• Ensuring that individuals working within cricket at or for any of our member clubs provide a safe, positive and fun cricketing experience for children.

• Adopting and implementing as 'best practice' the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) “Safe Hands – Cricket’s Policy for Safeguarding Children” and any future versions of the policy.

• Appointing a GCB Welfare Officer (Child Protection Officer) and ensuring that they attend/are aware of all current and future training modules required by the ECB & the NSPCC, so that they have the necessary skills to be able to undertake their role effectively.

• Ensuring that all people who work in cricket at or for our clubs, (such as Staff, Officials, Volunteers, Team Managers, Coaches etc.) understand that the
Safe Hands Policy applies to them according to their level of contact with children in Cricket.

• Ensuring that all individuals working within cricket at or for our clubs are recruited and appointed in accordance with ECB guidelines.

• Ensuring that all individuals working within cricket at or for our clubs are provided with support through education and training so that they are aware of and can adhere to good practice and code of conduct guidelines defined by the Guernsey Cricket Board.

• Ensuring that the name & contact details for the GCB Welfare Officer (Child Protection Officer)  is available - as the first point of contact for parents, children & volunteers / staff within the GCB,- as a local source of procedural advice for our member clubs, its committee & its members,- and as the main point of contact for relevant external agencies in connection with child welfare,

• Ensuring that correct and comprehensive reporting procedures exist for raising and managing safeguarding and child protection concerns. Such procedures recognising the responsibility of the statutory agencies and in accordance with pre defined safeguarding and child protection procedures as defined by the ECB as 'best practice', and the States of Guernsey regarding local guidelines and policies.

• Providing everyone connected with the GCB or our member clubs (including parents, children and volunteers) with the opportunity to voice any concerns which they have (about possible suspected child abuse, and/or about poor practice) to the GCB Welfare Officer (Child Protection Officer).

• Ensuring that all suspicions, concerns and allegations are taken seriously and dealt with swiftly and appropriately.

• Ensuring that access to confidential information relating to child welfare matters is restricted to the GCB Welfare Officer (Child Protection Officer) and the appropriate external authorities as specified within ECB Safeguarding and Child Protection procedures as 'best practice' and local guidelines and regulations relating to data protection.

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Policy Created January 2009

Policy Updated January 2010

For Further Information:

Contact Mark Latter as below or;

Mike Kinder, GCB Child Protection Officer;

Email: mkinder@cwgsy.net Mobile: 07781 111587