All trustees, staff and volunteers are committed to ensuring all Children (i.e. all persons under the age of 18) participating in the Foundation’s activities have a safe and positive experience. We do this by:
1. Putting strong policy and procedure in place
2. Working closely with key partners
3. Having the Right People in Place
1. Putting strong policy and procedure in place
We recognise all children participating in our activities (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.
We ensure individuals working for and with us provide a welcoming, safe, and fun experience for children.
We provide an environment where the views of children, parents and volunteers are sought and welcomed on a range of issues. This will help us create an environment where people have the opportunity to voice any concerns (about possible suspected child abuse/neglect, and/or about poor practice) to our Safeguarding Leads.
As an initiative which predominantly focuses on cricket as a means to supporting children, we adopt, implement and base our own Safeguarding Policy on the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) “Safe Hands – Cricket’s Policy for Safeguarding Children”.
2. Working closely with key partners
Bridlington Cricket Foundation activities take place in both school and community settings.
We approach our work in schools as guests, supporting the enhancement of their Physical Education and sport offer to students, and therefore largely defer to schools’ own policies and procedures in relation to safeguarding. Where possible, our staff are inducted into each school environment as visitors and in turn, we provide assurances to schools around our recruitment standards and compliance.
Our community programmes (including holiday provision) are embedded in particular localities and we include local councils amongst our most important partners. Therefore, although our approach to safeguarding is based on the ECB’s “Safe Hands – Cricket’s Policy for Safeguarding Children”, we may liaise directly with relevant local bodies, as appropriate.
3. Having the Right People in Place
We ensure all individuals working for us are recruited and appointed in accordance with our own Safeguarding Policy, ECB guidelines and relevant legislation.
The charity has created a safeguarding infrastructure that ensures any incidents, reports or disclosures can be dealt with promptly and effectively:
CONTACT DETAILS
Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
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Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL)
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Safeguarding Roles
All the charity’s safeguarding leads attend training modules required by the ECB.
Collective they act as:
- The first point of contact for parents, children, and volunteers/staff
- A local source of procedural advice for the charity and its board of trustees
- The main point of contact within the charity for the ECB County Safeguarding Officer and the ECB Safeguarding Team
- The main point of contact within the club for relevant external agencies in connection with child safeguarding
- Managers for correct and comprehensive reporting procedures for raising and managing child safeguarding concerns
In addition to the Safeguarding Leads, we ensure all individuals working or volunteering for the foundation are provided with support, through education and training, so they are aware of, and can adhere to, good practice and Code of Conduct guidelines defined by the Foundation and the ECB.
We ensure all people who work for our charity (such as staff, officials, volunteers, team managers, coaches and so on) understand how the “Safe Hands Policy” applies to them and, where relevant, we maintain records of relevant training.
What to do if you have a concern?
We ensure all suspicions, concerns and allegations are taken seriously and dealt with swiftly and appropriately.
If possible, in the first instance, please complete the Safeguarding Reporting Form below or download a form and email it to safeguarding@bridlingtoncricketfoundation.org.uk
If you do not receive a timely response, please contact the charity’s Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL).
If he/she is unavailable, please contact the charity’s Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL).
We ensure access to confidential information relating to child safeguarding matters, is restricted to those who need to know, in order to safeguard children – including the Safeguarding Leads and the appropriate external authorities, such as the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO), as specified within ECB child safeguarding procedures, as appropriate.
Report an Incident.
Advice and guidance can be sought from:
East Riding Children’s Social Care