Welfare
We take the welfare of our coaches, players and volunteers extremely seriously.
The county has an appointed welfare officer – Tom Boore – whose job is to liaise with the GCB on all welfare issues and to offer advice to anyone within cricket who needs it. Should you have an issue that you would like advice on please contact Tom using the details below.
If you have any further queries that you believe cannot be dealt with locally, please make contact with the ECB’s Safeguarding Team.
Tom Boore
County Welfare Officer
Stonebow Cottage, Ashleworth, Gloucester,
GL19 4LB
Phone – 01452 700228 or 07717 193 435
Jim Donaldson
Deputy County Welfare Officer
Phone – 01179 600213 or 07771 502 274
ECB Safeguarding
ECB Safeguarding Team
Phone – 020 7432 1200
To support Tom with his work each club across the county should have its own club welfare officer who is nominated by the club and has attended the necessary courses provided by the GCB eg Safeguarding and Protecting Children (SPC) and ECB Club Welfare Officer. Best practice highlights how each club should also have a deputy to take the place of the welfare officer should they be a way. These officers’ details should be provided to the league in which the club plays and also the GCB.
Safe Hands/Safeguarding & Protecting Children Courses and ECB DBS
Club Welfare Officers, must have the Safe Hands and Safeguarding & Protecting Children Qualification and have a valid ECB DBS to be safeguarding compliant. All qualifications must be renewed every three years.
If you have any questions or are having problems with booking on Safeguarding Courses, please email Theresa Ellison. In addition, to initiate DBS Checks, volunteers should contact John Peplow (Bristol & South Glos Clubs) or Eric Woodmason (Gloucestershire Clubs).
Documents to Support your Club
Click the button to download the ECB’s Safe Hands Safeguarding Policy and other guidance documents.
Contact Information
For more information, please contact:
Theresa Ellison
Administrator
Phone – (0117) 910 8009
Eric Woodmason
Clubs & Programmes (North)
Mobile – 07554 452227
John Peplow
Clubs & Programmes (South)
Mobile – 07515 489337