Club Safeguarding Officers

Guidance on appointing and training a Club Safeguarding Officer

It is a mandatory requirement that every ECB affiliated club and organisation recruit, appoint and train a Club Safeguarding Officer.

This is essential to provide a “first point of contact” for everyone within the club and the ECB for child safeguarding matters, and crucially, to ensure the club is adopting and implementing, the safeguarding activities necessary for it to fulfil its duty of care for children.

The role of Club Safeguarding Officer meets the legal definition of regulated activity. This means that the club must ensure the individual is properly vetted and that he or she is not barred from working with children.

Therefore, the Club Safeguarding Officer must have, or obtain, a current valid ECB DBS check. 

Guidance on obtaining an ECB DBS check

Who should be a Club Safeguarding Officer?

The person selected for the role of Club Safeguarding Officer must be able to:

The importance of selecting the right person cannot be over-stated. The person selected may be privy to some of the most private aspects of club members lives and must show they are able, and experienced enough, to handle confidential matters.

Club Safeguarding Officer Role Profile

Club Safeguarding Officer Training Requirements

The ECB requires all Club Safeguarding Officers to hold the following:

  1. A current valid ECB DBS check
  2. ECB Safe Hands workshop
  3. Safeguarding Level 2 Course (SGL2). This is a free online course. Auto-enrolment is provided for Club Safeguarding Officers who attend the Safe Hands Workshop

ECB Safe Hands

This course is designed specifically for Club Safeguarding Officers in cricket clubs, and is delivered by ECB trained tutors and County Safeguarding Officers.

All Club Safeguarding Officers must attend the Safe Hands workshop and renew this qualification every 3 years. The training enables the Club Safeguarding Officer to:

Safeguarding Level 2 (free online course)

The Safeguarding Level 2 course is designed to support individuals in cricket who work with children and young people. It is a 1-hour interactive online course with an assessment, and is suitable for everyone in a specialist role.

This course replaces the Safeguarding for Specialist Roles course and must be taken by Safeguarding Officers. For more information, please click here.

For more information, please contact Karen Smith:

Other recommendations for clubs

We would recommend that clubs consider the following: