Movement of Members Rule
Amendments 2001 for immediate application

At meetings of the DCUK Board of Trustees in July and October 2001 members discussed the need for clarification of the Movement of Members rules to try to reduce the number and intensity of disputes between member corps.

The following amendments have been made to the operation of the rule but nothing has changed about the spirit and intention of this rule which is:

"That members signing into membership with a corps should accept a commitment to that corps which should, wherever possible, be continuous. Where a member wishes to leave a corps they should discuss that wish with their corps director before making any approach to any other corps. Where those discussions fail the member may, in certain circumstances, have the right to appeal the decision not to release via the Chairman of DCUK."

The material changes to the operation of this rule are:

1. That a DCUK member corps directors approached by a member or members who are currently registered with another DCUK corps should immediately:

a Inform the member that they cannot attend rehearsals or other corps functions (including social functions) until they have affected their release from their current corps either with the permission of their current corps director or by result of a DCUK Appeal. The corps director approached can explain the relevant procedures to the member but neither he nor his members or staff must be involved with the individual after that point until they are released

b Notify the DCUK office of the approach and the members name

2. The corps should have no formal or social contact with that member until they are released. Any such contact will render the member concerned ineligible to appeal to DCUK.
   
   
3. Any corps director accepting a person into membership without their formal release will forego any later right of appeal on the part of that member and will not be able to register them to march in DCUK competition until one FULL competitive season has elapsed.  (Please note that the definition of a FULL DCUK season shall be from the first to the last show of a scheduled season including finals.  It is the intention that this will render members accepted midway through a season ineligible to march until the end of the following season.)
   
   
4. Acceptance of an inquiring member attending any function of the potential receiving corps shall be classified as acceptance by them into membership and their right of appeal lost and their eligibility to march rendered as at 3 above.