Sam Dent
Cricket Development Manager (Clubs, Programmes, Women's and Girls)
- [email protected]
- 07484 916777
ECB Safe Hands Management System
What is the Safe Hands Management System?
The Safe Hands Management System (SHMS) has been introduced to support clubs with ensuring individuals and volunteers have valid qualifications for their roles. This single, central record will bring together IT systems from across the game sharing information on DBS, Safeguarding Young Cricketers and Safe Hands qualifications to start with. Further qualifications (First Aid, Coaching Qualifications) will be added in future updates. Clubs will be required to register the details of individuals in regulated roles or those with responsibilities for the management and running of the club’s activities.
Although the current SHMS has not replaced the Clubmark process, the two are very closely linked and further information can be sent to clubs interested in achieving clubmark accreditation.
What benefits are there to clubs by registering to the Safe Hands Management System?
- SHMS provides a secure platform for you to store and manage all your Club information in one easy and accessible place – based on feedback you have told us that it can be difficult to manage all of your records & data
- SHMS is integrated into other ECB databases so that it can update* information on your Officials compliance against DBS and Qualifications in a timely manner
- Upon registration and completion of the Insurance Risk assessment you will be invited to take up FREE Club Insurance provided by our ECB partner – Howdens. The insurance policy will commence on your next renewal date
- You will have direct access within SHMS to contact the ECB Customer Support team through a dedicated Help Centre on any queries or assistance you may need with Registration / Maintenance / Compliance, including how to apply or renew DBS certificates, access Course Bookings for Safe Hands
Why is the ECB making Safe Hands Management System a requirement?
Eventually, all affiliated clubs will be expected to work through the Safe Hands Management System. Why is this ...
Safeguarding children across all cricket networks is an ECB priority, it is also a legal requirement under the Children Act 1989. Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018 places a specific requirement on sports organisations, to ensure they have minimum safeguarding standards in place.
The process will enable the ECB as the national governing body to provide consistent credibility to those organisations which meet the required standards of safeguarding.
We have a responsibility to demonstrate that cricket is a safe sport for everyone. The SHMS process will help us to understand where we are with this and demonstrate that we have a safe sport for children and those around them.
How do I register my Club?
The SHMS is currently undergoing a phased roll out but if you would like to be registered, please contact our SHMS lead, Sam Dent:
You will be required to identify a lead club administrator for the SHMS:
The nominated Club Administrator at each Cricket Club will have the following responsibilities:
- Will be required to view the online training video's before completing registration
- Will need to complete their own profile and accept the role of Club Administrator via an email invite that will be sent directly from the ECB
- Will be required to check/complete all the necessary information requested in the SHMS including:
- Club Information (Address/Contact Details)
- Enter all Club Contacts and assign roles accordingly
- Teams / Programmes run by the club
- Any venues used by the club
- Complete Insurance Risk Assessment
- Communicate the use of the SHMS to your Club Officials and explain the requirement for them to register and accept their role
- Monitor compliance of all officials against DBS and Qualifications required for each role
- Work alongside your Primary County Cricket Board and County Welfare Officer to develop your Club and Officials to ensure maximum compliance to meet the Policy and Standards outlined by ECB Safe Hands Policy and Procedures
- Actively follow up on any outstanding invitations, DBS applications and Course Bookings as required.
- Maintain your Club/Officials details by logging into the SHMS periodically.
