If you participate in recreational cricket in Surrey or South London and see, hear, or experience something you think could be discriminatory (or a safeguarding concern), please speak up.
Address it in the moment or flag it with someone at your club if you feel comfortable doing so. If you don’t, report it to Surrey Cricket Foundation or the ECB. Details on how to do so can be found in the poster below.
Reporting any incident or allegation is never an easy decision but rest assured that it will be taken seriously. Remember we all have a responsibility to speak up, not just those who experience discriminatory conduct directly.
We will investigate and address any concerns raised, including through mediation or informal resolution where appropriate. The graphic below shows the process we’ll follow where a more formal investigation is required.
Our Anti-Discrimination Officer is Mike Walker who can be contacted on 07521 428 513 or via email on diversitymatters@surreycricket.com
Email Mike“OUR ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LEAD IS MIKE WALKER WHO CAN BE CONTACTED ON 07521 428 513 OR VIA EMAIL ON DIVERSITYMATTERS@SURREYCRICKET.COM.”
Mike WalkerAnti-Discrimination Officer
If your complaint/concern is about a safeguarding issue, it will be reviewed by the County Safeguarding Officer; Heidi Langrish, at the SCF who will investigate and respond accordingly. If your complaint/concern is about a discrimination, it will be reviewed and addressed by the Anti-Discrimination Officer; Mike Walker, at the SCF who will investigate and respond accordingly.
There is no definitive timeframe of how long an investigation will take however you will receive an acknowledgement email within 48 hours and a more detailed initial email response within 5 working days of the receipt of your complaint/concern. The investigating officer will keep you informed and updated on the process and next steps in accordance with your investigation. An investigation can be incredibly complex and this may mean that some investigations take longer to come to a resolution than others. However, please rest assured that we will investigate your complaint/concern as thoroughly and expeditiously as practicable.
Yes, you can report a complaint/concern anonymously however please be aware that if you do not provide enough information for the investigating officer to investigate, it is unlikely that the investigation will be able to progress.
As part of the process of receiving a complaint/concern, the investigating officer will have to make the club/league and or involved parties aware of the allegation. This is necessary to ensure fair and thorough investigation of the complaint/concern. If you wish for the club/league and or involved parties not to be made aware; please let the investigating officer know. However, please also be aware that this may mean that the investigation may not be able to progress.
Anybody can report a complaint/concern. If you experience something personally or you witness or hear something involving somebody else, please report it. Anybody can report a complaint/concern and we encourage anybody to raise any concerns, questions or queries in confidence.
Please include as much information as possible but as a bare minimum, please include;
There a range of different people who you can report a complaint/concern to, please see some examples here
If you have reported a complaint/concern and you are unhappy with the outcome or you feel the issue hasn’t been resolved, you can report your complaint to the SCF or the ECB. Please see some examples here.
The ECB’s Disparity Policy is intended to provide a mechanism and process to address any issues that are raised in Recreational Cricket where such Disparity cannot be dealt with through the existing safety mechanisms and there remains a concern regarding the health and safety of players.
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