The Brook Cricket Club (“Club”), in all its activities, is
fully committed to the principles of equality of opportunity in cricket, and to
ensuring that its employees,
members and all other individuals working or volunteering
for the Club and participating in or watching the Club’s activities are
treated fairly and are able to
conduct their activities free from discrimination,
harassment or intimidation.
• The Club in all its activities will not discriminate or in
any way treat anyone less favourably against on the grounds of age, gender,
disability, race,
parental or marital status, pregnancy, religion or belief or
sexual orientation.
• The Club will not tolerate harassment, bullying, abuse or
victimisation of individuals.
• The Club will endeavour to create access and opportunities
for all those individuals who wish to participate, and are lawfully
eligible to participate,
in its activities.
• The Club will ensure that it complies with the
requirements of the Equality Act 2010 and shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that
its employees,
members and volunteers adhere to these requirements and this
policy.
• This policy is fully supported by the Club’s officers and
[management committee] who are responsible for the implementation of
this policy.
The Club is committed to the investigation of any claims
when brought to its attention, of discrimination, harassment, bullying, abuse or
victimisation of an
individual, and reserves the right to impose such sanction
as it considers appropriate and proportionate, where such is found to be the
case.
• In the event that any employee, member, volunteer,
participant or spectator feels that he has suffered discrimination,
harassment, bullying,
abuse or victimisation, they should report the matter in
writing to the management committee of the Club.
• Any such report should include: details of what occurred;
when and where the occurrence took place; any witness details and copies of
any witness
statements.
• If the accused individual is a non-employee, the
management committee:
‐ may decide (at its sole discretion) to uphold or dismiss
the complaint without holding a hearing;
‐ may (at its sole discretion) hold a hearing at which
both parties will be entitled to attend and present their case;
‐ will have the power to impose any one or more of the
following sanctions on any person found to be in breach of any policy:
(a) warn as to future
conduct;
(b) suspend from membership;
(c) remove from membership;
(d) exclude a non-member from
the facility, either temporarily or permanently; and
(e) turn
down a non-member’s current and/or future membership application; and will provide both parties with written reasons for its
decision.
• A party may appeal a decision of the [management
committee] to the relevant County Cricket board by writing to the relevant
County Cricket
Board within 3 months of the Club’s decision being notified
to that party.
• If the nature of the complaint is with regard to the
management committee of the Club the complainant may report the complaint
directly to the
relevant County Cricket Board.
This policy will be reviewed periodically by the Club in
consultation with the England and Wales Cricket Board Limited.
Version: October 2011