Club Safeguarding Officers are essential for all clubs, regardless of whether they feature a junior section or not. CSOs are required to attend a Safehands course every 3 years and must renew their Safeguarding and Protecting Children qualification every 3 years.
CSOs must have a valid ECB DBS and can initiate and verify DBS applications for volunteers at their club.
Any questions regarding welfare or safeguarding can be directed to our County Safeguarding Officer Dave Weston.
safeguarding@nccc.co.uk | 07780 067692
The OSCAs recognise incredible coaches, young volunteers and lifetime achievers across 11 categories. County winners are invited to national events as well as being recognised locally.
The deadline for nominations in the 2020 OSCAs is 5pm on Friday the 10th of April and winners will be announced on the 31st of July.
For more information on the OSCAs including how to nominate your key volunteers, please contact Patricia on patricia.hankins@nccc.co.uk
Each county has a Grounds Association which supports all grounds staff.
Northamptonshire’s County Pitch Advisor is Dave Goodjohn who can be contacted on david.goodjohn@nccc.co.uk
Join the Northamptonshire Cricket Grounds Association Facebook group.
The ACO represents scorers and umpires across the county.
County specific information is available here, or more general information about the various ACOs is available here.
This online process is free for volunteers and can be arranged through your Club Safeguarding Officer, they’ll be able to advise on what’s involved and initiate your application.
The roles within cricket that require a valid DBS are:
- Club Safeguarding Officer
- Volunteer Co-Ordinator
- Coaches
- Umpires/ Scorer
- Age Group Manager
- Open-Age Team Captain
- Junior Supervisor
- First Aider/Physiotherapist/Medical Support
Annual DBS renewals-
- Applicants will receive an email from the DBS team every 12 months
- As long as no new information is detected then the applicants clearance will continue for a further 12 months
- If nothing has changed since the certificate was issued or last re-checked, then NO ACTION is required on the applicants behalf.
- Individual has option to opt out of annual DBS renewals within 25 days