Stockport Georgians Cricket Club, in accordance with the ECB, wishes to ensure photography and video footage taken within cricket is done so appropriately. We have adoped the ECB Guidelines in this respect.

Parents should not be prevented from taking pictures, or filming, their children. These are perfectly normal family practices and help mark milestones in a child’s life. The introduction of proportionate controls on the use of photographic equipment (cameras and videos, including mobile phones) is part of the general safeguarding good practice at Stockport Georgians Cricket Club.

The following guidelines are the accepted procedures for ensuring the appropriate use of photographic equipment at Stockport Georgians Cricket Club:-

• Parental permission for photography of their children must be obtained via the registration form.
• Team Co-ordinator/Coach must hold a current list of children whose photograph may NOT be taken in order to inform appropriately vetted photographers (at home or away venues) which children to avoid photographing.

“Appropriately vetted photographer”

• Those authorised by means of being a parent/carer or designated adult of a young player; an official team photographer; a press photographer. In these circumstances these persons would be known to the coaches of either the home or away team.
• Photographs may NOT be taken at matches or coaching sessions without the prior consent of parents/carers of the children.
• Children should be informed that someone may be taking photographs.
• Children should be informed that they can report any concerns they may have about the photography or the photographer to their Team Co-ordinator or Coach.
• Concerns about inappropriate/intrusive photography must be reported to the Club Welfare Officer.

Permission

• Parental permission will be sought to use a child’s image in any publication. Wherever possible such images will be shared with both the parent and child in advance in order that they understand how the image will be used to represent cricket and Stockport Georgians Cricket Club.
• In publications, if the cricketer is named there will be no associated photograph.
• In publications, if a photograph is used the name of the cricketer will be with held.
• Only photographs of young cricketers wearing appropriate kit (training or matches) will be used, thereby avoiding the risk of inappropriate use and promoting positive images of young sportsmen and women.
• Any concerns about the use of images of children will be reported to the Club Sageguarding Office

Video usage as a coaching aid

• Using video imaging as a coaching and training aid is permissible ONLY if parental permission has been obtained.
• Players and their parents/carers must be made aware that this is a part of the coaching programme.
• Parents/carers and children must give written consent to the use of photography and video analysis.
• All images must be stored securely and deleted/destroyed at parental request; when no longer needed; or if the child leaves the club.