1st November 2005, 02:32 PM
The purpose of the RAO scheme is to uphold archaeological standards, not to recruit individual members.
The credibility of the scheme would be undermined if there was a majority-membership rule, because it would be seen as a recruitment device rather than a device to uphold standards.
The rules do state that the archaeological work of the organisation must be managed by a MIFA, and the organisation is required to demonstrate a commitment to encouraging (not enforcing) individual membership.
The key thing is that the RAO has to ensure that all its work is done in accordance with the Code of Conduct and by-laws of the IFA. In addition to potential de-registration of the RAO, the Responsible Postholder (always a MIFA) is open to disciplinary action if they have breached the code/by-laws or failed to deal adequately with a breach by a member of staff, irrespective of the IFA membership of that member.
The intended effect is that even non-IFA members in the organisation have to work to IFA standards.
1man1desk
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The credibility of the scheme would be undermined if there was a majority-membership rule, because it would be seen as a recruitment device rather than a device to uphold standards.
The rules do state that the archaeological work of the organisation must be managed by a MIFA, and the organisation is required to demonstrate a commitment to encouraging (not enforcing) individual membership.
The key thing is that the RAO has to ensure that all its work is done in accordance with the Code of Conduct and by-laws of the IFA. In addition to potential de-registration of the RAO, the Responsible Postholder (always a MIFA) is open to disciplinary action if they have breached the code/by-laws or failed to deal adequately with a breach by a member of staff, irrespective of the IFA membership of that member.
The intended effect is that even non-IFA members in the organisation have to work to IFA standards.
1man1desk
to let, fully furnished