Club resolved 13th January 2009
1. “This Club now adopts both the current British Aikido Board and Lancashire Aikikai Child Protection policies and any future amendments to them”
2. “The Club as a matter of policy and for clarification regarding governance accepts it is bound by the policies, best practice recommendations and requirements by both the British Aikido Board and the Lancashire Aikikai – who are respectively the Governing Body for Aikido and our Association”
3. “That the principles of Child Protection expressed in policies to safe guard young people and children in Trafford Aikido will be applied to safe guard vulnerable adults as well”
Note the Club approved a new constitution on 21st July 2009 and set in its new Operating Principles is the statement ..... "The Club regards itself subject to all codes, policies, requirements etc of the national governing body the British Aikido Board and that of the Lancashire Aikikai and that it encourages best practice to be followed" which supercedes 1 & 2 above.