Leicestershire County Cricket Club is committed to ensuring that all young people and vulnerable adults involved with cricket in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland have a safe, welcoming and positive experience. We comply with England and Wales Cricket (ECB) Safe Hands Policy which promotes good practice, help raise awareness and ensure people know what to do if they have any concerns about children or the behaviour of adults in cricket.
Since 2003, when ECB policy on Safeguarding (Safe Hands) was issued, a network of Club Welfare Officers has become established supported by our County Welfare Officer.
County Welfare Officer (CWO)
We have appointed a County Welfare Officer and a Deputy Welfare Officer who can offer support and guidance for anyone who has concerns about safeguarding.
Kerry Somerset is our County Welfare Officer and Kirsty Mackey is our Deputy Welfare Officer their contact details are listed below.
Kerry Somerset
kerrysomerset@virginmedia.com–
07846 410097
Kirsty Mackey 07817 641026
Welfare Newsletter
July 18 https://mailchi.mp/60329247f9e8/welfare-news
Nov 18 https://mailchi.mp/56e0006696d9/club-welfare-officers
Jan 19 https://mailchi.mp/0e5cf1d4a721/club-welfare-officer-social
Additional Contacts detailed
ECB – 020 7432 1200 and asking for a member of the safeguarding team or by emailing safeguarding@ecb.co.uk
NSPCC– 24 hour helpline if you are worried about a child 0808 800 5000
Childline UK– private and confidential service for children and young people up to the age of 19- 0800 1111
Child Protection in Sport Unit– Information and support to help children safe in sport
ECB Announcement on safety measures for Helmets
The ECB has announced new helmet safety measures, which are being introduced with a view to reducing the risk of head and facial injuries within the game. The purpose of the brief note below is to assist Leagues and Clubs at the recreational level to understand the key elements of these changes and what they mean.
2018 Safeguarding Info for Open Age Team Captains
ECB Guidelines on Girls Playing in Boys Age Group League and Competitions
Concussion Fact Sheet for Coaches
Concussion Fact Sheet for Players
Concussion Fact Sheet for Parents
In this section of the website you will find all the details you need regarding safeguarding including;
DBS
This is now online form. To find more details about who requires a DBS and how to start an online application click here
Club Welfare Officers
Any club with a junior section should have a club welfare officer appointed. Welfare officers need to attend a Safe Hands course and details of those being offered locally can be found here
Safeguarding Policy
Please click here to view details of our safeguarding policy
Safeguarding Young Cricketers
Coaches working with young cricketers will need to attend a Safeguarding and Protecting children course in order to be certificated. These are normally organised as part of the course but for those who have qualified and need to renew (expires every three years) you will need to complete a Safeguarding Young Cricketers E-learning module. For details please click here