Constitution & Policies
Red Rope is a democratic club run by its Members, through an elected National Committee and an Annual General Meeting. Our Constitution sets out how the club operates, supported by additional Policies and Safeguarding guidance.
Constitution & Policies
The Red Rope Constitution governs how the club is run. The Constitution and Policies documents are available to view or download below.
- Red Rope Constitution 2022 (PDF)
- Red Rope Policies – v2026_01 (PDF) As adopted at AGM 2025 and updated with new Appendices.
Safeguarding
Red Rope’s Safeguarding Policy sets out our approach to safeguarding members and participants.
- Safeguarding Policy (PDF)
Adopted at the 2026 AGM in place of the previous Child Protection Policy.
The In Loco Parentis form is available on the Trip Planning page.
Supporting Documents
Additional documents supporting the Constitution and Policies include:
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Grievance Procedure
Appendix 4 (page 10) of the Red Rope Policies . -
Code of Conduct Guidelines
Appendix 8 of the Red Rope Policies . A separate copy is also available alongside these documents. -
Job Descriptions
Red Rope Job Descriptions – April 2022 (draft)
Code of Conduct
For Members’ guidance, the National Committee has adopted these short Code of Conduct Guidelines.
- Code of Conduct – Final (PDF)
Archive Versions
Previous versions of the Constitution and Policies are retained here for reference. These documents are no longer the current versions.
- Constitution (from Old Website) (PDF) Originally adopted at the 1994 AGM and subsequently modified at later AGMs. Updated January 2008 and April 2009.
- Red Rope Constitution – September 2015 (PDF) – Archive version
- Red Rope Policies – September 2015 (PDF) – Archive version
- Red Rope Policies – January 2024 (PDF) – Archive version