LPF Membership Requirements (draft for discussion)

Membership

1. There is no limit to the number of member practices
2. New members should receive a nomination from an existing member of the committee, to be seconded by a different committee member.
3. Each member practice must commit to abide by the LPF Principles & Ethical Charter.
4. Each member practice is obliged to keep their practice records updated on the LPF website.

Committee

1. The committee comprises a single member from 15 of the LPF practices.
2. Each member practice should nominate a single individual to represent it on the committee.
3. Each committee member must be capable and empowered to make binding commitments on behalf of their practice.
4. Where a committee member cannot attend a meeting, each practice may nominate an alternative attendee, although that person must also be able to make binding decisions on behalf of the practice.
5. LPF meetings must have at least 10 attendees to be quorate.

Enforcement

1. It is not reasonable to expect the LPF to monitor compliance with the Principles & Ethical Charter; members should be self-policing.
2. However, in some cases an ongoing and persistent breach of the Charter may require a third party to report an infraction to other members of the LPF