Your contract of membership to our organisation and our ability to support you fully as an organisation relies on us being clear about material information.
What is material information?
Material Information is any piece of information which a reasonable person would deem important or relevant in a position of regulation, safeguarding or licensing. From our point of view, this is considered anything that might affect our ability to underwrite insurance for you, regulate your professional standards or oversee safeguarding, first aid, health & safety or other professional elements of your martial arts instruction.
It is essential that we are made aware, as soon as is reasonably possible, of anything which may impede our ability to represent you fully as a professional instructor, or anything which may negatively affect the association’s reputation.
This could include, but is not limited to;
Being arrested and/or charged with any offence, or being convicted of any crime by a court of law
Being declared bankrupt or insolvent
Being accused of any wrong-doing by any customer or client of your club
Being referred to or investigated by any LADO or MASH in relation to a safeguarding matter
In any case that you are made aware of material information, please contact our team via chat or by email at [email protected] with us as soon as is reasonable. We will not act with prejudice in any disclosure made to us, and by doing so you allow us to ensure we can represent and guide you as best possible. A disclosure will not discharge your obligations under our membership regulations and guidelines, but it will ensure insurances in place are best protected, and your interests are best served.
Failure to make a material disclosure in advance could nil and void your membership and any associated insurances, retrospectively from the date of joining. If this does occur, you will not be entitled to a refund.