All, Please note a new ruling regarding DC’s and Ban’s from the club with immediate effect.
“Currently, should a PDAS member be found in breach of club rules and subsequently receive a ban following a Disciplinary Committee (DC) hearing, they may be considered for reinstatement. Only once the ban has been served in full and they have submitted their application directly to the PDAS Secretary for the unanimous committee approval, may this membership reinstatement occur. However, the return to the club membership will now be conditional upon the ‘returning individual’ securing a sponsor, which must come from within the current PDAS Full Adult Membership. The ‘sponsoring member’ will assume all responsibility for the conduct of the ‘returning individual’, ensuring that all PDAS rules and regulations are adhered to. Should the ‘returning individual’ breach any further rules that results in another DC hearing, they will face an immediate lifetime ban.
In such a case, the sponsor of the ‘returning individual’ will also be required to appear before the Disciplinary Committee in relation to their sponsorship of the ‘returning individual’ and may face disciplinary action themselves in relation to any offences carried out by the ‘returning sponsored individual’.”
PDAS Committee – May 2025