The Essex Association of Change Ringers   President: The Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Chelmsford

At the Annual General Meeting of the Association on 3rd May 2010, the following Motion was passed:

"In accordance with the Essex Association of Change Ringers' duty of care to protect young people under 18 and vulnerable adults, and in the interests of future recruitment, any person whose name appears on the Sex Offenders Register is not eligible to become a member of the Essex Association of Change Ringers. Where the Association has reasonable grounds to believe that a member appears on (or is to be added to) the Sex Offenders Register, the Association may immediately suspend their membership pending a formal investigation, and where the grounds are confirmed the named member will immediately cease to be a member of the Association. This shall be deemed to be retrospective."

The Motion was carried by a vote of 78 in favour, 55 against with 3 spoilt ballots.

Vicki Chapman
Hon General Secretary
(Thursday 5 August 2010)