What if I have a previous conviction or caution? Follow
All convictions, cautions and information on the DBS certificate are assessed for their relevance in respect of safeguarding children and an individual’s suitability to work with children.
The assessment is carried out by the Vetting Officer.
If you have content on your DBS certificate, the Vetting Officer may refer the case to the Vetting Panel. The Panel may then request further information from you to ensure you are suitable to hold a position of trust in cricket. The existence of any convictions and/or cautions will not necessarily prevent an individual from being involved in cricket, that will depend on the nature and circumstance of the information provided and will be vetted on a case-by-case basis.
If we do not receive your certificate we will send weekly reminders for 3 weeks via email giving a deadline of 30 days for receipt. After this deadline passes and we have not received your certificate, you will be temporarily suspended from any and roles under the definition of regulated activity until such time as we have received your certificate.
Once the Vetting officer's investigations have been completed, the Cricket Regulator will send you an email notifying you of the final decision regarding your clearance. Your County Safeguarding Officer will also be notified.
If you have been asked to send in your certificate for review but have not received it from the DBS you may be able to request a reprint.
If you are not eligible for a reprint e.g. your certificate has been lost or destroyed, or more than 93 days have passed since the result was issued, you will need to make a new application. You will need to notify the ECB safeguarding team if any of the above applies to you by emailing safeguarding@cricketregulator.co.uk.
Once you have received the new certificate you must post it to Edgbaston for review.
Once the review process is complete your certificate will be posted back to you via 1st Class Registered postal delivery.
Who will know about my criminal convictions?
DBS certificates containing content will only be seen by the Cricket Regulator Safeguarding Team, this information will not be shared outside of the Safeguarding Team, unless there is a need to share information with others in order to protect children.
All information is kept confidential and managed within a secure environment, in accordance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act. Where information is shared, this is done in accordance with the requirements of ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children, 2023’.