Kirsten van den Herik is a judge in Rotterdam.
Confidential advisor and disciplinary committee
The Confidential Committee of HC Rotterdam
Everyone should be able to feel safe within the club and enjoy playing hockey. If this is no longer possible because of undesirable behavior (for example bullying, (sexual) intimidation or discrimination), the Confidentiality Committee can be approached to serve 'as a listening ear', but above all to help regain the feeling of safety and pleasure. to take. The Confidentiality Committee can mediate, but an official complaints procedure can also be followed.
It must concern undesirable behavior by (one of the) members, parents of youth members, volunteers, committee members, board members or paid employees of HC Rotterdam directed against one of the same persons.
The Confidential Committee consists of three confidential counselors, who are appointed by the board of HC Rotterdam. As the name of the committee suggests: everything discussed with a confidential counselor remains confidential if desired.
The Confidentiality Committee can be reached by email. Only members of the Confidentiality Committee have access to this email address. If you wish to speak to a specific member of the Confidentiality Committee, this can be made clear in the email message. The confidential counselor in question will then contact you.
The 'Regulations of the Confidential Committee HC Rotterdam' and the 'Protocol on Sexual Harassment and Bullying HC Rotterdam' provide a detailed description of the procedures. During the first contact, the confidential counselor will always start by providing an explanation. Apart from that, the confidential committee will be happy to answer questions about the Regulations and the Protocol.
Members of the confidential committee
Patricia Buddingh is a primary education teacher and children's coach in Rotterdam.
Serge Ray is a family law/inheritance law lawyer in Rotterdam.
Disciplinary committee of HC Rotterdam
The Disciplinary Committee is appointed by the members (at the general membership meeting) on the recommendation of the board and consists of a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 5 people. There are currently 3 members. The purpose of the committee is to advise the board on situations in which HCR members, individually or as a group, have (allegedly) 'misbehaved' at or outside the club. This means: behaving in violation of the statutes and regulations of the KNHB and/or of our own hockey club. The Disciplinary Committee can also advise on situations of (alleged) misconduct by people who were on HCR grounds, even if they are not members of the club.
The Disciplinary Committee receives matters from the board, for example letters of complaint from other clubs, notes of misconduct from the KNHB or reports about (frequent) red cards within one team or with an individual player. In addition, anyone, member or non-member, can file a complaint with the Disciplinary Committee when the above situations occur. It is required that the complainant has observed the situation himself and that the complaint is submitted in writing (e-mail), with the date, description of the situation and the contact details (name, address, telephone number, e-mail address) of the complainant and from a witness who also supports the complaint.
A complaint can be emailed. No one other than the members of the Disciplinary Committee have access to this e-mail address. The Disciplinary Committee undertakes to handle a complaint within 4 weeks after it has spoken to the person against whom the complaint is made. Anonymous complaints will not be processed. Complaints about situations where no witnesses were present can be discussed, after which it will be determined whether they can be processed. The Disciplinary Committee informs the board of all complaints that come in, even if they are not processed.
The Disciplinary Committee may ask the complainant and/or the person against whom the complaint is directed to provide an oral explanation, but is not obliged to do so. Especially in situations where the KNHB wants an answer from the HCR board within 5 days of an incident, a verbal explanation is usually not feasible. After discussing the complaint, the Disciplinary Committee provides the board with advice. This may consist of a response to the complainant and possibly a 'measure', such as a warning, a reprimand, a ban on playing one or more matches, a ban on access to events, a fine or a combination of these. In extreme cases, the board may also be advised to impose a ban on the grounds and/or to expel a member. The board can make general announcements about statements made by the disciplinary committee, but this will then be anonymized. The board is responsible for the follow-up of complaints, for example for passing on a playing ban to a specific player or following up on a terrain ban. If someone is thinking about submitting a complaint, but is not sure whether this is a good idea, they can first consult with the confidential committee.
