17th January 2012, 08:52 PM
BAJR Wrote:Advisors may require that suppliers be professionally accredited. There is no competition law bar in principle to advisors imposing a requirement that suppliers be professionally accredited, and IfA registration through the Registered Organisation scheme could be a justifiable measure of accreditation in accordance with legal advice provided to the IfA
As far as I had understood it in the past, I thought competiton law was the main reason for the clause in most curator's paperwork requiring "IfA or similar standing" rather than stipulating RAO status. Although I never understood why properly.
I'm going to be controversial and say... fabulous idea providing creases can be ironed out. Despite different attitudes towards the IfA as an organisation, it is championing professional standards and if curators are able to use them as a method to regulate and ensure standards of work (I can feel the ah, buts - I'm talking broad sweeping generalisations folks!) then this can be nothing but a good thing.
Following on the idealist theme, if an organisation / individual is struck off the IfA register because of some form of professional misconduct then at least the profession is protected from further transgressions by the same organisation / individual because they're the cheapest a developer can find to do the work - and do it badly.
*Sits back and waits for the screaming match*
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I recognise that there are plenty of flaws in the system as it is, but without a step to give the IfA teeth I don't see how you break the deadlock and move forward.