Social Media, Text, Email Policy

Club members and officials should always work in an open environment (i.e. avoid private, or unobserved situations and encourage an open environment). This includes the online world—club officers and volunteers are actively discouraged from online or other electronic communication with children— any such communication should be via parents. It must be remembered that a child is anyone under 18.

Child club members should not use digital communications to make contact with adult club members, captains and/or coaches. This should be done by their parents.

Children should not be part of club social media forums unless written parental consent is obtained. Adult club members are reminded of the importance of not posting any images or text that could be deemed inappropriate or offensive.

Concerns regarding inappropriate or intrusive photography should be reported to a Firwood Bootle Cricket Club Welfare Officer, County Safeguarding Officer or the ECB Safeguarding Team and recorded in the same manner as any other child protection and or safeguarding concern

Concerns regarding inappropriate contacts should be reported to a Firwood Bootle Cricket Club Welfare Officer, County Safeguarding Officer or the ECB Safeguarding Team and recorded in the same manner as any other child protection and or safeguarding concern.