Club Law Manual is a practical and accessible guide to the legal issues encountered in the management and operation of members’ clubs. Among the areas covered are constitutions and club rules, governance, the duties of officers and committee members, licensing, gambling regulation, fundraising, data protection, food hygiene, health and safety, employment rights and equality law.
This third edition includes a new chapter on safeguarding. This gives clubs a practical route through the protection of children and vulnerable adults, including the licensing objective of protecting children from harm, written policies and the appointment of designated safeguarding leads. Equality law receives substantially greater treatment, with focused consideration of the Equality Act 2010 as it applies to associations, discrimination, reasonable adjustments and victimisation. Employment coverage has likewise been expanded to address the practical consequences of employing staff and engaging volunteers, including working time and National Minimum Wage issues.
Recent legal developments are woven into the text where they matter most to clubs, particularly in relation to disciplinary decision-making, governance and equality. The book also includes practical materials, including model club rules, a sample constitution and a checklist for temporary event notices.
Club chairmen, secretaries, officers, committee members, trustees and managers. This title will also be of interest to solicitors and barristers, local authority licensing officers, licensing practitioners, HR and safeguarding advisers, and organisations supporting or representing members’ clubs.
