SAFAEGUARDING REPORTING PROCEDURES

If you have any concerns about a child or the behaviour of an adult

Share concerns immediately with one of the Safeguarding Welfare Officers

Club Welfare Officer: Alex Walker 07974 224031(alex1972.walker@hotmail.co.uk)
Club Welfare Officer: Christine Corden 07771 415697 (christinecorden@yahoo.com)
Club Welfare Officer: Sarah Schafer 07931 239659 (sazzaschafer@hotmail.com)
Club Welfare Officer: Peter Jones 07794 574123 (peter01jones@btinternet.com)

Welfare Officer will discuss with Club Chair

Club Chair: Jackie Rose (07709 485492) ( jarose254@gmail.com)

Welfare Officers will complete the CRICKET REGULATOR:

BOOTLE FIRWOOD CRICKET CLUB SAFEGUARDING REFERRAL FORM – 2025

This is stored on the Onedrive, safeguarding file.

Save with Childs full name and Date of incident ensuring the file is password protected. This should only be accessible to the Welfare Safeguarding team, Club chair and Secretary.

Share concern with parents/carers if safeguarding permits (if referring puts the child in further danger, discuss directly with one of the below people before the referral is sent.
a) County Welfare Officer (Lancashire): Adele Williams; awilliams@lancashirecricket.co.uk

If county welfare officers are unavailable

b) Cricket Regulator Directly – safeguarding@cricketregulator.co.uk/ 020 7432 1200.

OR

c) CHAT (Sefton social services) Team on 0151 934 4013
Opening Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 9am-5:30pm, Wednesday 10:30am- 5:30pm (an answerphone service available 9am-10:30am), Friday 9am-4pm

If the issue cannot wait until the next working day, please contact Sefton’s Emergency Duty Team outside of the above hours, including weekends and bank holidays, on 0151 934 3555

OR

d) The NSPCC Helpline on 0808 800 5000 or email help@nspcc.org.uk

Once the incident has been shared with the parent or above listed contacts, send the referral to safeguarding@cricketregulator.co.uk; and the County Welfare Officer
Check if referral has been receive by contacting cricket regulator on 020 7432 1200 and follow any actions given.
Monitor referral and ensure child’s wellbeing and safety are at the centre of any further investigations by authorities
Ensure incident is added to safeguarding log (stored on Safeguarding file on Onedrive)

If it is an emergency and someone is at immediate risk, then call the Police on 999