Heathcoat Cricket Club promotes the appropriate use of photography and filming of children participating in cricket, however, it’s important to be aware of the potential child protection and safeguarding issues that arise when people take photos or film children in relation to sporting activities. The potential for misuse of images can be reduced if we are all aware of the potential risks and dangers and put appropriate measures in place to reduce these risks.

Potential Risks:

• children may be identifiable when a photograph is shared with personal information

• direct and indirect risks to children and young people when photographs are shared on websites and in publications with personal information that may identify and locate the child

• inappropriate photographs or recorded images of children

• inappropriate use, adaptation or copying of images

The following guiding principles from the ECB Photography and Video Camera Guidelines will be implemented by Heathcoat Cricket Club:

[1]Photographs/images are not to be taken at matches or training without the prior permission of the parents/carers of the child. This permission can be given by proxy by the coach of each team only after parental consent for this has been granted. The coach will arrange this prior to attending matches.

[2]If no consent has been given for a child on the player registration & consent form, then it is to be made known to the relevant person of the other team (e.g. Coach / Team manager) so that the appropriate person/s taking photos for the other team is aware and can avoid taking photos of that particular child.

[3]The children should be informed that a person will be taking photographs.

[4]The children should be informed that if they have concerns they can report these to the Coach or Team Manager.

[5]Concerns regarding inappropriate or intrusive photography should be reported to the Heathcoat Cricket Club Child Safeguarding Officer (Amanda Reynolds) and recorded in the same manner as any other child protection concern.

[6]It is recommended that at cricket tournaments/festivals/events/competitions that a camera registration book is set up for adults to complete before taking photographs.