Safegaurding and Protecting Children in Cricket Against Abuse
The GMM T20 Governing Council is firmly committed to providing an environment that is safe and welcoming for children to enjoy the game.
Creating a culture where their views are asked for, as well as being able to offer their own opinions, helps develop an environment where children feel able to share concerns and everyone can challenge poor practice or behaviour.
Child safeguarding complaints and disciplinary procedure in cricket
The Council has clear arrangements in place for managing allegations and concerns regarding individuals and the safeguarding and protection of children. These procedures are the Child Safeguarding Complaints and Disciplinary Procedures, and operate in conjunction with Safe Hands – Cricket’s Policy for Safeguarding Children.
These aim to provide fair and robust procedures and systems for investigating allegations and concerns, and for managing potential risk in a balanced manner.
The procedures aim to provide a comprehensive and fair process to be employed by Council in order to investigate and resolve any alleged breaches of conduct .
Where an individual becomes subject to the procedures, they receive a full copy of the procedures and may have regular contact with members of the Safeguarding Team in order to help them cooperate with the process.
Concerns may be brought to the attention of the Safeguarding Team in a number of ways, including through the application process, resulting in the application of these procedures.
The methods and outcomes apply to all individuals working within Cricket whether in a paid or voluntary capacity.
Strict confidentiality will be upheld with regard to any person involved in disciplinary proceedings unless there is an overriding obligation in the interests of child safety or enforcement to share information with other interested parties.
If you have any queries or require further information, please ask for a member of the safeguarding team.
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