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:
- To your Club Safeguarding Officer – please find out from your club who this person is.
- To your County Safeguarding Officer – details can be found from your local County Cricket Board.
- To the Cricket Regulator Directly – safeguarding@cricketregulator.co.uk / 020 7432 1200.
- If urgent and you cannot contact your club, or County Safeguarding Officer, you should call the NSPCC 24-hour helpline on 0808 800 5000.
- If it is an emergency and someone is at immediate risk, then call the Police or Children’s Social Care in your area.
Referral Form
The Safeguarding Referral Form has been designed to support anyone with a concern to be able to supply us with key information. Once complete the form should be shared with your County Safeguarding Officer or the Safeguarding Team via safeguarding@cricketregulator.co.uk.
- Safeguarding Referral Form Download
- Responding to, Recording, and Reporting Concerns
Whistleblowing
Whistleblowing in a safeguarding context means revealing and raising concerns over misconduct or malpractice within an organisation, or within an independent structure associated with it. It can be used as an early warning system or when it’s recognised that appropriate actions have not been taken. This approach or policy is adopted in many different walks of life. Any adult or young person with concerns about a colleague’s conduct towards a child, young person or adult at risk, can report this to the Safeguarding Team by emailing safeguarding@cricketregulator.co.uk.
Reporting Discrimination
Discrimination of any kind is unacceptable. If you are aware of or witness discrimination at any level of cricket in England and Wales, we want to hear from you. Whatever discrimination you are aware of or have witnessed, your report will be reviewed and dealt with by the relevant cricket organisation. Reporting discrimination will help us to ensure cricket is a welcoming, inclusive, and diverse game for everyone. Click here to read more on how to report discrimination.
Alternatively, concerns can be reported:
- Directly to the local Police or Children’s Social Care services
- The NSPCC Helpline on 0808 800 5000 or email help@nspcc.org.uk