Dear County Safeguarding Officers and Board Safeguarding Leads,
We have made significant progress in creating safe and welcoming environments across the game. Your continued determination and support is appreciated. However, safeguarding concerns and incidents can, and sadly still do exist.
Today we are sharing a detailed communication detailing the findings of external safeguarding reviews we have undertaken across the game. Your CEOs and Lead Officers have also been sent this communication.
We are doing this now as we have a collective responsibility to be aware of the concerns, to understand our response and to consider our personal responsibility to develop and shape the culture that keeps people safe. It is also an opportunity to share the continuous proactive work being delivered. This is also an important moment for those with lived experience of abuse in the game to feel heard and to share some of their experience in a safe way.
Our focus is to develop a culture of safeguarding and drive behaviours that will provide positive experiences for children and adults. Further details are available in our published Safeguarding Strategy 2025-28.
Please take the time to watch the introductory video first then read the attached document which sets out in further detail the findings from the reviews. Please note the document contains references to sexual abuse and includes quotes from survivors.
If you require support after reading this article, please feel free to reach out to any member of the Cricket Regulator safeguarding team if you wish to talk further.
NEXT STEPS
We ask that you share this communication with your Club Safeguarding Officers, and for them to share with their members, and have provided a suggested template for you to use.