Safeguarding Strategy
In October 2024, the ECB Board in conjunction with the Cricket Regulator approved an ambitious safeguarding strategy that encompasses the whole game. The strategy has been developed in consultation with key internal and external stakeholders, including new audiences to cricket, who told us what we could do to help people feel safe across the game. Our focus is to develop a culture of safeguarding and drive behaviours that will provide positive experiences for children and adults. We prioritise creating a safe and inclusive environment where the right behaviours are embedded, and negative behaviours are identified and managed robustly. This strategy is embedded within Inspiring Generations, the ECB’s game-wide strategy by focusing on delivering safer environments.
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Safe Hands Policy
The ECB is very clear that cricket should be a game for everyone. Children are the future of our sport – so it’s vital that they experience cricket in a safe, friendly, secure and enjoyable environment. It is ECB’s vision that every individual and club should have the appropriate tools and confidence to create a supportive and safe environment in which children and young people can flourish.
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Safeguarding Adults Policy
Safeguarding adults means protecting an adults right to live safely, free from abuse and neglect. The ECB is committed to creating and maintaining a safe and positive environment and accepts our responsibility to safeguard Adults at Risk involved in all levels of cricket in England & Wales in accordance with the Care Act 2014 (England) and the Social Services and Wellbeing Act 2014 (Wales). The ECB Safeguarding Adults Policy applies to all individuals involved in cricket.
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ECB Safeguarding Regulations
The ECB Board has ultimate responsibility for ensuring that safeguarding arrangements and procedures are in place for cricket that comes under the auspices of the ECB. This includes having in place a system and procedure for receiving concerns or complaints, investigating such concerns or complaints, and making decisions regarding these. These regulations are intended to provide a comprehensive, fair and equitable process for the purpose of any enquiry into concerns or complaints regarding the safety or protection of a Child or Adult at Risk.
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ECB DBS Vetting Procedure
This document sets out the process to be followed in relation to the assessment of any content disclosed on a DBS Certificate issued following an Enhanced DBS Check, and should be read in conjunction with the ECB Safeguarding Regulations.
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Safe Hands Safeguarding Guidance
We have recently worked with our stakeholders and partner organisations to update Safeguarding Guidance for the game. The updated guidance and templates can be found on the Kit Bag section of our website.