Welfare

The ECB and Norfolk Cricket Board take Child Welfare issues very seriously. As a result, all clubs in Norfolk are required to appoint a Club Welfare Officer who is trained in Safeguarding and Protecting Children (SPC) and Time To Listen (TTL) which is the Cricket specific child welfare course. In addition to this, all club volunteers and coaches who come in to regular contact with children are required to undergo a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check. This also applies to all NCB volunteers and professional staff.

To assist with the monitoring and support of this area, the NCB have a County Welfare Officer who is the point of contact for all Welfare queries from clubs or County Age Groups. The Norfolk Welfare Officer is Jane Heyburn and you can contact Jane via email here. Please feel free to contact Jane with any queries that you may have.

Check this section for details on future Time to Listen Courses, plus the latest developments and announcements from ECB on Child Welfare.

Please note that CRB forms can now be obtained directly from TMG, who handle CRB checks for the ECB. You can order your forms online at www.tmgcrb.co.uk

Safe Hands Courses for Club Welfare Officers now available to book
The latest round of Safe Hands courses for Cricket Club Welfare Officers are now available to book. Full details available here.

Safe Hands courses for Club Welfare Officers in 2012

Safe Hands courses for Welfare Officers will be arranged in the New Year for courses in April 2012. Watch this space for details in January 2012.

CRB Process Review Update
ECB update following the government's review of the vetting and barring scheme

Section X Verifiers List for CRB sign off
Download here the list of Section X Verifiers in Norfolk that are able to sign off CRB forms.

ECB Statement on Vetting & Barring Scheme

The ECB have released a statement on the latest situation regarding the proposed new Vetting and Barring Scheme. Click here for the full statement.

Revised ECB guidelines on Junior players playing in open age cricket
The ECB have revised it's guidelines on junior players playing in open age (ie adult) cricket. Click here for the full document.

Vetting & Barring Scheme - Information for those involved in cricket

There has been significant publicity in the press in recent days about the new Vetting & Barring scheme that has been introduced by the government. Click here for more information on how this affects those involved in cricket.