Policies & Procedures

Havant Cricket Club – Safeguarding Children

Havant Cricket Club is committed to ensuring all children (all persons under the age of 18) participating in cricket have a safe, positive and fun experience, whatever their level of involvement.

HCC 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 the welfare of all children is paramount.
• Ensuring individuals working within cricket at, or for, our Club provide a welcoming, safe, and fun experience for children.
• Providing an environment where the views of children, parents and volunteers are sought and welcomed, and where people have the opportunity to voice any concerns to the Club Safeguarding Officer.
• Adopting and implementing the ECB “Safe Hands – Cricket’s Policy for Safeguarding Children”.
• Ensuring all individuals working within cricket at the Club are recruited in accordance with ECB guidelines, including enhanced DBS and Barred List vetting checks.
• Ensuring all suspicions, concerns and allegations are taken seriously and dealt with swiftly and appropriately.
• Ensuring access to confidential information relating to child safeguarding matters is restricted to those who need to know, including the Club Safeguarding Officer and appropriate external authorities such as the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO).

Our Safeguarding Officers are: Selina Jones — selinajones05@hotmail.co.uk / 07801 530995, and Brian Swan — brian.swan1@ntlworld.com / 07970 297399.

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Havant Cricket Club – Safeguarding Children with Disabilities

HCC are committed to ensuring cricket is open and accessible to all members of the community and that everyone is supported to achieve their potential in any capacity, whether as a player, employee, volunteer, coach or official. This principle applies regardless of age, race, disability, ability, gender, religion or belief, sexual orientation or background.

Children with disabilities should enjoy cricket in a safe environment. HCC will ensure disabled children, and children with special needs and autistic spectrum disorders, are welcomed into the Club. Once HCC have been informed of a child’s disability the appropriate officers/volunteers will discuss with each child and their parent/guardian what support is needed.

HCC recognises that children with disabilities may be especially vulnerable. Key commitments include:

• Ensuring children with disabilities can participate fully and safely in all club activities.
• Recognising that disabled children may face additional barriers to reporting abuse or concerns.
• Providing appropriate support and reasonable adjustments for all children with disabilities.
• Ensuring all staff and volunteers understand the particular vulnerability of disabled children and the risk of assumptions such as “it couldn’t happen here.”
• Treating all disclosures seriously regardless of the child’s communication ability.

If you have a concern about the welfare of a child with a disability, please contact our Safeguarding Officer, Selina Jones, at selinajones05@hotmail.co.uk or 07801 530995.

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Havant Cricket Club – Safeguarding Adults

Havant Cricket Club 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 legislation.

Safeguarding means protecting an adult’s right to live safely, free from abuse and neglect. Legislation in England and Wales defines an ‘Adult at Risk’ as any person aged 18 or over who has care and support needs, who is experiencing (or is at risk of) abuse or neglect, and as a result is unable to protect themselves.

This policy applies to all individuals involved in cricket at HCC. Key commitments:

• Recognising that any adult can be at risk given the right circumstances.
• Creating an environment where concerns can be raised openly and safely.
• Ensuring everyone involved in cricket understands their responsibility to safeguard adults at risk.
• Acting swiftly and appropriately on any concern raised about an adult’s welfare.
• Working in line with ECB guidance and relevant legislation including the Care Act 2014.

If you have a concern about an adult at risk, please contact our Safeguarding Officer, Selina Jones, at selinajones05@hotmail.co.uk.

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Havant Cricket Club – Duty of Care

HCC has formally adopted the ECB’s “Safe Hands” Safeguarding and Protecting Children Policy Statement. Our safeguarding is about creating a culture where cricket interacts with children as participants — be this as players, officials, coaches, spectators, or volunteers — in a safe and welcoming environment tailored to their needs.

HCC holds the following key commitments:

• The welfare of all children is paramount.
• All children within cricket, regardless of age, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, ability or disability, have the right to enjoy the game in an environment safe from abuse of any kind.
• HCC recognises the importance of safeguarding children within the game and is committed to developing and implementing policies and procedures so everyone knows and accepts their responsibility in relation to a duty of care for children.
• HCC is committed to ensuring there are correct and comprehensive procedures for responding to, recording and reporting child safeguarding concerns.
• All suspicions and allegations will be taken seriously, managed and dealt with swiftly and appropriately in line with ECB policy and procedures.
• HCC has appointed a Club Safeguarding Officer to ensure that appropriate procedures are followed.
• HCC recognises the responsibility of statutory agencies and is committed to working with Local Safeguarding Children Boards and Local Authority Designated Officers and complying with their procedures.

Our duty of care extends to the safe recruitment and vetting of all individuals who work with children, including through the enhanced DBS and Barred List checks. All coaches, volunteers and officials receive appropriate safeguarding training.

If you have any safeguarding concern, please contact our Club Safeguarding Officer: Selina Jones — selinajones05@hotmail.co.uk / 07801 530995.

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Havant Cricket Club – Safeguarding Policy Statement

Havant Cricket Club (HCC) is committed to ensuring that all children, young people and adults at risk who take part in cricket have a safe, positive and fun experience whatever their level of involvement. Everyone who is involved in cricket has a shared responsibility to support this by promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk.

Individually and collectively, HCC are signed up to the ECB Safe Hands Policy and are committed to delivering the ECB Safeguarding Standards. We recognise our individual and collective safeguarding responsibilities and accountabilities. We commit to:

• Implementing preventative safeguarding measures and creating safe, enjoyable and inclusive cricket settings.
• Having a clear, simple process in place for reporting concerns.
• Ensuring safeguarding concerns regarding children and adults at risk are managed appropriately and thoroughly in conjunction with the ECB, Statutory Agencies and other organisations as appropriate.

Our Club Safeguarding Officer is Selina Jones who can be contacted on 07801 530995 or selinajones05@hotmail.co.uk.

If you or someone else has a safeguarding concern, please share it (anonymously if you wish). If someone is at imminent or immediate risk, phone the Police or Local Social Services immediately, then contact our Club or County Safeguarding Officer for local advice and support.

Key contact channels:

• ECB Safeguarding Team: 020 7432 1200 / safeguarding@ecb.co.uk
• Hampshire LADO: LADO@hants.gov.uk
• NSPCC: 0808 800 5000
• Childline: 0800 1111
• Emergency: 999

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Havant Cricket Club – Responding to, Recording and Reporting Concerns

The HCC policy is to follow the ECB Child Safeguarding procedure. The expectation is simple: if you have a concern, you must share it. Taking no action may leave a child or children at risk of harm, and is not an option.

There are three steps involved in taking appropriate action: Respond – Record – Report

Step 1: Respond

Anyone responding to disclosure, suspicions and/or allegations must:

• Stay calm; do not show disgust or disbelief.
• Ensure the child is safe and feels safe.
• Listen carefully to what is said; ask questions only to clarify — avoid leading questions.
• Keep an open mind; do not make assumptions or judgements.
• Reassure the child and stress that they are not to blame.
• Be honest: explain you will have to tell someone else to help protect them. Do not promise to keep secrets.
• Maintain confidentiality — only share what is necessary to protect the child.

Step 2: Record

Make a detailed record as soon as possible, including: the child’s full name, age/date of birth and address; a clear summary of the incident or concern; a distinction between fact, opinion and hearsay; any visible injuries; the child’s own words where possible; details of any alleged person; witnesses; actions taken; and a signature, date and time.

Step 3: Report

Share your concern with the HCC Club Safeguarding Officer: Selina Jones — selinajones05@hotmail.co.uk.

If the Club Safeguarding Officer is unavailable or the concern relates to them, contact the County Safeguarding Officer: John Cook — 07766 838779 / john.cook@utilitabowl.com.

If that is not possible, contact the ECB Safeguarding Team: safeguarding@ecb.co.uk.

If you believe a child may be in immediate danger or a crime may have been committed — call 999 first.

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Havant Cricket Club – Training for Everybody Involved in Cricket

Safeguarding is everybody’s responsibility. Whatever your role in cricket, everyone should understand the importance of keeping children, young people and adults safe. Havant Cricket Club is committed to ensuring that everyone involved in cricket has an appropriate level of safeguarding training.

Current Training Available

• Introduction to Safeguarding — a free, 30-minute online course for ALL individuals involved in cricket. Covers basic knowledge, recognising signs of abuse, and what to do if you have concerns. Recommended for everyone at HCC.
• Safeguarding Level 2 (SGL2) — the course from the Cricket Regulator Safeguarding Team, replacing Safeguarding for Specialist Roles (SSR). Takes approximately 1 hour. Required for:
  • Coaches and Activators
  • Officials
  • Captains and Vice-Captains
  • Team Managers, Junior Supervisors, Volunteer Coordinators
  • Chairs and Committee Members
  • Club and League Safeguarding Officers

The SGL2 qualification replaces the old Safeguarding for Specialist Roles (SSR) and only needs to be completed when SSR has expired or if no safeguarding qualification is in place. If your qualification is due to expire, the new course will appear automatically on your ECB E-Learning dashboard. Otherwise, register via your local County Cricket Board.

For queries about accessing courses, email elearning@ecb.co.uk.

HCC January 2026

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