Safeguarding

Leicestershire County Cricket Club (LCCC) take the welfare of our players, coaches, staff, volunteers along with members of the public who come to watch, extremely seriously. We are firmly committed to continuing to provide an environment that is safe, everyone feels safe, is welcoming and friendly for everyone to enjoy the game of cricket.

Everyone involved in cricket, should understand the importance of keeping people safe within our game. We are committed to ensuring a safe environment for everybody.

Leicestershire County Cricket Club has appointed a Club Safeguarding Officer and a County Safeguarding Officer for Leicestershire and Rutland cricket.

Safeguarding Roles & Reporting Discrimination

Whilst everyone is responsible for safeguarding, the Club Safeguarding Officers role is

To promote safe, welcoming and inclusive environments for all involved in Cricket within Leicestershire County Cricket Club.
Will make sure the appropriate policies and procedures are in place, and that everyone in regulated activity at their club, is vetted by the ECB/Cricket Regulator.
They are the go-to person that others come to if they have concerns, and having attended specific training, will know what to do in order to assist, or who to ask for further help.

The role of the County Safeguarding Officer is

To provide advice and assistance on safeguarding children to clubs, leagues, and other affiliated organisations within our county.
The County Safeguarding Officer does this primarily through the network of Club Safeguarding Officers.

As a club, we take anti-discrimination very seriously. The clubs designated anti-discrimination officer is Helen Fletcher, any concerns can be brought to her attention using the contact details below. You are also able to report discrimination directly to the Cricket Regulator who will either investigate directly or direct it to the appropriate organisation to investigate:

https://www.cricketregulator.co.uk/share-a-concern

Key Contacts

Helen Fletcher Club Safeguarding Officer.

Telephone 07538 508116

Dan Archer | Stadium Manager & Deputy Club Safeguarding Officer

Telephone 07949 798018

Lesley Allden County Safeguarding Officer

Telephone 07907727684

Dave Allen | Senior Development Officer & Deputy County Safeguarding officer.

Telephone 07495 092679

Safeguarding email address: Safeguarding@leicestershireccc.co.uk

What to do if you have a concern

Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility we all have a role to play, if you see anything that concerns you report it, either to a member of staff, or on line.

If you have any concerns about a child or adult at risk or the behaviour of an adult towards either of these, you should share these immediately. It is natural to feel a little anxious about reporting a safeguarding concern, but remember, it is not your responsibility to decide if abuse or neglect has taken place, but you do have a duty of care to share any concerns you have.

There are a number of ways to report a concern:

If it is an emergency and someone is at immediate risk, then call the Police.
To your Club or County Safeguarding Officer (as above)
To the ECB directly by calling 020 7432 1200 and asking for a member of the Safeguarding Team or by emailing safeguarding@cricketregulator.co.uk
The NSPCC 24-hour helpline (if you cannot contact the above) 0808 800 5000

We ensure all suspicions, concerns and allegations are taken seriously and dealt with swiftly and appropriately. We ensure access to confidential information relating to child safeguarding matters, is restricted to those who need to know, in order to safeguard children. This would include the Club and County Safeguarding Officer and appropriate external authorities, such as the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO), as specified within the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) child safeguarding procedures.

The ECB have put together Safe hands Kit Bag a valuable resource which supports safeguarding at all levels, Leicestershire County Cricket club has signed up to the ECB Safe Hands Kit Bag and as such agreed to abide by the policies and guidance contained within.

To download the ECB’s Safe Hands child protection policy and other guidance documents for your club please click here.

Access ECB Safeguarding Referral Form Template Download Here