What happens if a volunteer's DBS certificate shows convictions or other content?

Under the ECB DBS Vetting Procedure:

• If the certificate has no content, the person can start their role (Regulated Activity).
• If it has content, the applicant must send the certificate to the ECB, and they cannot carry out Regulated Activity until it has been reviewed and approved.
• The Vetting Officer reviews it. Any Qualifying Offence (any offence against a child, sexual, violent, drug or public order offences, offences with an aggravated element, animal cruelty, integrity offences and any barring information), or any content suggesting a risk to children or adults at risk, is referred to a three-person Vetting Panel.
• The Panel decides, on the balance of probabilities, whether the person poses or may pose a risk. It can ask for more information, approve the person (sometimes with recommendations for the club), or refer the case to the Cricket Safeguarding Panel.
• Decisions of the Vetting Officer or Vetting Panel are final, with no right of appeal.

A conviction or caution does not automatically bar someone from cricket; each case is judged on its nature and circumstances. Certificates with content are seen only by the Cricket Regulator Safeguarding Team and are not shared with the club unless needed to protect children.