Worcestershire Cricket Board

Worcestershire County Board Welfare Officer:  Andy Wheeler

Mobile:  07791 047073

E-mail:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

For further details regarding safeguarding and child welfare please contact Andy who will be happy to assist.

 

CRB Information

• For all CRB information please contact TMG direct on: 08451 251 5000
• All orders for new CRB forms now need to be directed to TMG click here to visit their website.
• For the latest information on which posts require a CRB check please follow this link.

Useful links for Welfare Officers

• ECB Guidelines for U13 players playing in open age group cricket.  Please note these are the ECB guidelines and local league rules may vary.
• For ECB Guidelines on E-Safety with social networking sites please click here. 
• All Club Welfare Officers are required to attend Safehands Workshops which are run by the WCB.  For details on upcoming courses please keep a look out on this page.  The ECB are currently reviewing the Safehands Workshop from the initial pilot courses run last year.  Once the new course has been confirmed we will make you aware.

Here are some useful documents you may wish to look at:

Code of Conduct for Children and Young People	Code of Conduct for Club Coaches
Code of Conduct for Cricket Club Members and Guests	CWO Poster
First Aid Poster	Guidelines for Dealing with an incident
Guidelines on Bowling Machine Usage	Guidelines on Changing
Guidelines on Photography and Use of Video	Guidelines on Transportation
Policy - Anti Bullying	Policy - Children away from club
Policy - eSafety	Policy - Managing Child Away from Club Overnight Stay
Policy - Mobiles in Changing Rooms Poster	Policy - Net Advisory Notice
Policy - Net Conduct Poster	Policy - Recruitment
Policy - Safeguarding and Child Protection	Safeguarding Leaflet
Sports Equity Statement

In addition the following specific requirements apply to young players in adult matches:

All young players who have not reached their 18th birthday must wear a helmet with a faceguard when
batting and when standing up to the stumps when keeping wicket. Parental consent not to wear a helmet should not be accepted in adult matches. A young player acting as a runner must also wear a helmet even if the player he is running for is not doing so.