Suffolk County Cricket Board

The Suffolk Cricket Board has adopted, and is fully committed to supporting the ECBs safe hands policy on Child protection, and places great value on ensuring the welfare of all young and vulnerable people in the game.

Full details on the ECBs safe hands policy can be found by following the link below.

Who To Contact In Case Of Concern
Any initial concerns should be directed to the relevant clubs own welfare officer. If this person needs any further support or guidance they should in the first instance contact the County Welfare Officer:

Graham Moss
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mob: 07752 415619

In emergencies if Graham is not available please contact: 
Rob Jones Operations Manager
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mob: 07738 199152

CRB checks:
Please apply direct to TMG CRB: www.tmgcrb.co.uk/ecb 

Welfare and Child Protection Training
Child protection and First aid courses to support the Cricket community are run throughout the year by Suffolk Sports the county sports partnership, full details can be found by clicking on the logo below.

 






Safe Hands Course
This key course for all club welfare officers are run on an annual basis by the Suffolk Cricket Board.

We run a Safe Hands Workshop for our Club Welfare Officers.  Course details are published here when the next course is being run.

Next course: tbc

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The Safe Hands workshop is tailored for Child Welfare Officers in a cricket environment. All Club Welfare Officers need to attend this workshop and renew their certificate every three years. The workshop outlines the roles and responsibilities of Welfare Officers at National, County and Club level, and covers legislation and Government guidance, the procedure for reporting incidents / allegations and examples of situations a CWO may be asked to deal with.

At the workshop candidates will be given a copy of the ECB Safe Hands document which includes glossary of terms, definitions of abuse, reporting procedures, guidelines and advice for club policies, and rules and regulations of play.
 
All Club Welfare Officers must also hold a valid Safeguarding and Protecting Children certificate.  
 
o Certificates from previous SPC courses are valid for 3 years only.
o The SCB and Suffolk Sport hold Safeguarding & Protecting Children courses further details are available on the following websites: http://www.suffolksport.com or www.suffolkcricketboard.co.uk
o Applications will not be accepted unless accompanied by a cheque for the full amount.

News update from the County Welfare Officer can be found under our News Section of the website.