Updates
All Safeguarding updates throughout the season will appear here.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact your Club Safeguarding Officer, any concerns or incidents should be reported to the Club SO immediately.
If you cannot contact your Club SO, please contact the Middlesex County Safeguarding Officer at safeguarding@middlesexccc.com or safeguarding number 07561 853999.
MIDDLESEX CRICKET APPOINTS NEW COUNTY SAFEGUARDING OFFICER (March 2025)
We are delighted to announce that Amber Wright has been appointed to the role of Middlesex Cricket County Safeguarding Officer with immediate effect.
Please direct any safeguarding queries or concerns to Amber on 07561 853999 or by email at safeguarding@middlesexccc.com
MIDDLESEX SAFEGUARDING NEWSLETTER - AUTUMN 2025
Our latest safeguarding newsletter features an array of updates and latest information on all things safeguarding and EDI.
Click HERE to read the Autumn 2025 Safeguarding newsletter.
ACT EARLY
It can be hard to know what to do if you’re worried someone close is expressing extreme views or hatred, which could lead to them harming themselves or others. Working with other organisations, the police protect vulnerable people from being exploited by extremists through a Home Office programme called Prevent.
Watch Michael and Mustafa’s real life stories here. Mustafa was a follower of multiple radical clerics and Michael lost his brother to an extremist group and wishes he could have spotted the signs earlier. The films take their words and turn them into powerful animations that encourage those with concerns about someone they know and care about to visit www.actearly.uk for advice and support.
Act early and tell the Police your concerns in confidence. You won’t be wasting their time and you won’t ruin lives, but you might save them.
ACT EARLY CAMPAIGN
Radicalisation is the process by which a person comes to support terrorism and extremist ideologies. If you are worried someone close to you is becoming radicalised act early and seek help. The sooner you reach out, the quicker the person you care about can be protected from being groomed and exploited by extremists.
Police forces across the country have specially trained Prevent officers who work with professionals in health, education, local authorities and charities, as well as faith and community groups to help vulnerable people move away from extremism. They are here to listen and offer help and advice. Receiving support is voluntary.
Friends and family are best placed to spot the signs, so trust your instincts and share your concerns in confidence.
They can help if you act early. You won't be wasting police time and you won’t ruin lives, but you might save them.
To find out more about how to help someone close to you visit actearly.uk.
ON-LINE PLATFORMS
As we all look for ways of staying connected, diversifying our way of working via safe and secure platforms has become a priority. This a reminder for all of us that we need to review and update our E-policies and Code of Conducts where appropriate.
There are many sources of information that you can refer to such as:
NSPCC https://www.nspcc.org.uk/
CPSU https://thecpsu.org.uk/
London Sport https://londonsport.org/about-us/safeguarding/
The Cricket Regulator https://www.cricketregulator.co.uk/safeguarding
Please see below some ideas on how to connect with our communities safely, this is not an exhaustive list but aimed to support your club working out what is right for you and how you will adapt your policies:
Ensure that each session is allocated a different password.
Passwords are sent only to parent’s emails so they can sign in, if working with U18’s
Upon dialling in, all invitees will go into a waiting room for admission by the organiser / Team Manager / second coach, who will stay on line monitoring the group throughout the session.
Parents must ensure their login contains their name so they can be identified.
Anyone who is not recognised or has a generic name such as iPhone X will not be admitted to the session.
The meeting host must disable the ability for participants to record the session.
Only coaches / team managers who are DBS compliant to be allowed to host the sessions when working with U18’s.
Coaches / Managers to remove any participants who are behaving inappropriately, and consider shutting the call down entirely if appropriate.
All coaches must gain permission from the Head Coach or the committee before putting a workout on social media.
Maintain professional boundaries, as you would if it was a face to face session.
Make sure appropriate images are used and the activities are suitable for U18’s.
Make sure you dress appropriately.
Make sure there is nothing ‘unsuitable in the view behind you.
Ensure everyone on your call is in an appropriate environment like a lounge or garden not some-one’s bedroom for example.
If you are looking to record any sessions this must follow your club’s Policies and gain explicit consent of the parent and child, and agree what happens with the recording.
Any concerns, incidents or anything you feel uncomfortable about should be reported as normal to the Club Safeguarding Officer or County Safeguarding Officer.
It is important that we remember that all current Safeguarding measures that apply in real world interactions apply in the virtual world. As an example, please consider how you can encourage parents to engage with the session and finally how will we all empower young people to report any behaviours that makes them feel uncomfortable through these different forums.
Child Protection in Sport Unit - Update
Please see below the latest update from the Child Protection in Sport Unit, there is an interesting article on Remote Coaching and Mental Health and Wellbeing.
VIEW MENTAL HEALTH ARTICLE HERE.
