Age Limits in Industrial and Provident Socities

The imminent implementation of the Legislative Reform (Industrial and Provident Societies and Credit Unions) Order 2010, which is expected to become law in 2012, will have the effect of changing the rules of certain registered Industrial and Provident Societies.

What precisely is going to happen when the law changes, and when will it happen?  What do other membership organisations do?  How does the law treat young people of different ages? What should societies do about this?  What happens if they do nothing?

Age limits in Industrial and Provident Societies, prepared by Cobbetts LLP and Co-operatives UK, investigates how these changes may affect societies. There is certainly no single answer which is right for all societies. However, in order to make a well-informed decision a society will need further information, which this note is intended to provide.