Duty of Care

In this section you should find the answers to all the sorts of questions you have about Duty of Care, both legal and moral, at a cricket club.
The Kent Cricket Board expert on all matters associated with Welfare is Dave Nash and if you are still unsure about anything please contact him using the details on the Development Team page.
KCB Child Welfare Guidelines for Parents and Carers
One of the most critical decisions a parent or carer can make is over which sporting Club to send their young children to. It is one issue that can cause many hours of thought and debate.
To help with what can be a real conundrum, Kent Cricket Board have, through the County Welfare Officer Dave Nash, drawn up a document that parents and carers may find helpful in reaching the decision about which Club to send young players to. You can find a copy for download here.
If having read it, you have more questions to ask, please contact Dave Nash whose phone numbers and email address and so on can be found on the Personnel page of this web site. If Dave isn’t available, any one of the other people named on there will take your question.
Child Welfare Ethos Statement
Dave Nash, the County Welfare Officer, has written a document which sets out the rationale and ethos the Kent Cricket Board have adopted in respect of Child Welfare and Protection in the County.
This is an important document and it is strongly recommended that all Clubs understand its contents and formally implement the sentiments at the very earliest opportunity.
It is available for download by clicking here.
If you still have questions that you would like answered, you can do so through this site or by contacting the County Welfare Officer, Dave Nash. His contact details can be found on the Personnel page.
Abuse and how to spot it
Kent Cricket Board have produced a basic guide on how to deal with the issue of spotting and reportin any form of abuse, particularly that of children, at Cricket Clubs.
It is available for download by clicking here.
If you still have questions that you would like answered, you can do so through this site or by contacting the County Welfare Officer, Dave Nash. His contact details can be found on the Personnel page.
Guide for implementing a Welfare Policy
Kent Cricket Board have produced a basic guide to implementing a Child Protection and Welfare Policy at Clubs.
It is available for download by clicking here.
If you still have questions that you would like answered, you can do so through this site or by contacting the County Welfare Officer, Dave Nash. His contact details can be found on the Personnel page.
