As agreed at the 2018 EGM, the Club Rules & Constitution will be revised in line with ECB recommendations:
Change to Club Rule: Section 25 Disciplinary Procedures
The current wording will be replaced with....
25 Removal of Membership, Discipline and Appeals
- Any complaints regarding the behaviour of members, guests or volunteers should be lodged in writing with the Secretary.
- Any person that is the subject of a written complaint or appeal shall be notified of the procedures to be followed by the relevant committee in reasonable time to prepare for any hearing.
- The Committee shall appoint a disciplinary sub-committee (Disciplinary Sub-Committee) who will meet to hear complaints within 21 days of a complaint being lodged. Any person requested to attend a Disciplinary Sub-Committee shall be entitled to be accompanied by a friend or other representative and to call witnesses. The Disciplinary Sub-Committee has the power to take appropriate disciplinary action on behalf of the Committee, including the termination of membership or exclusion from Club premises.
- The outcome of the disciplinary hearing shall be put in writing to the person who lodged the complaint and the person against whom the complaint was made within 14 days following the hearing.
- There shall be a right of appeal within 14 days of receipt of the disciplinary decision or decision to refuse membership:
against the Disciplinary Sub-Committee’s findings or the sanction imposed or both; and
against the Committee’s refusal to admit a new member
In either case, the Committee shall appoint an appeals committee (“Appeals Committee”). The Appeals Committee shall have a maximum of three members which shall not include members involved with the initial disciplinary hearing but may include non-members of the Club. The Appeals Committee shall consider the appeal within 21 days of the Secretary receiving the appeal. The individual who submitted the appeal shall be entitled to be accompanied by a friend or other representative and to call witnesses. The decision of the Appeals Committee shall be final and binding on all parties.