Child Welfare Contacts

Halifax League Honoury Welfare Officer
The HCL Honorary Safeguarding Officer is now Kirstin Smith This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 07875 967251

Clubs

All clubs must have a Club Safeguarding Officer CSO (formerly known as a Club Welfare Officer CWO) who has

• been notified to the League Welfare Officer
• attended the Safeguarding and Protecting Children Training Course
• attended the Safe Hands Workshop
• completed an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check 

All CSO's must have carried out a risk assessment of which posts at their club require DBS checks. This assessment should be approved by the clubs Management Committee.

ECB has developed guidance for clubs on which posts require DBS checks, but there will be certain posts that require the club to consider the situation as it applies to their club.

The posts where a DBS check is always required are:

• Club Safeguarding Officer (CSO)
• Coaches
• Coach Support Worker
• Junior Co-ordinator (where applicable)
• Umpires Scorers (16 and over)
• Junior Managers
• All Stars Activator
• All Stars children's helper
• Open Age Team Captains / Vice-Captains
• First-aiders

The posts where clubs should use their discretion based on their own circumstances include:

• Ground staff
• Bar staff
• Catering staff (where regular and unsupervised, and sole access)
• Secretary (where access to personal records)
• Treasurer (where access to personal records)
• Web-site administrator (where access to personal records)

The CSO must maintain a record of all members who have been submitted for a DBS check, to ensure they receive a response. They must also record the disclosure number and renewal date in a secure place which will enable them to remind members of the need to renew (every 3 years)