Important information for Accredited Clubs from ECB....
As we look forward to 2020 season and beyond, you may have seen or heard that Sport England have decided to withdraw from their own generic Clubmark scheme and to remove the licences they hold with the larger NGB’s such as the England & Wales Cricket Board.
The removal of the licence gives us the chance to reflect on how the ECB scheme currently works. ECB will use 2020 to review the current Clubmark process and consult with clubs and counties to ensure the scheme provides a solid base for clubs to grow, whilst recognising the time pressures which we know exist for volunteers within the game. Whilst ECB are undertaking this consultation they will not be conducting any full re-accreditations or annual health checks during 2020 with a view to launching an updated accreditation scheme in 2021.
To ensure ECB are providing safe environments for children to enjoy our game, during 2020 we will be introducing central safeguarding checks across all Clubmark accredited clubs and to retain your accreditation you will need to demonstrate you are meeting the required standards. Further information on the process will follow shortly to allow clubs to plan for completion, but it will be beneficial for all accredited Clubs to review your position with regards to DBS and safeguarding training as a pre-cursor to this. Your County Board may ask for some additional information as part of their affiliation package.
If you have any questions then please direct them to the ECB (not Herts Cricket) via the following email clubmark@ecb.co.uk
England & Wales Cricket Board
January 2020