Freedom Of Information Act

[raymac]

Morning people, just after some advice/info if possible , i know there are some very clever peeps out there :( here goes

 

i am in dispute at my local working mans club which is ciu affiliated, i have asked to see the minutes of meetings and debates that have taken place but have been told "freedom of info act "does not apply as it is a private club ,does anyone know if this so?

[mumof4]

I asked my father in law about this as he belongs to a working mens club..and he said that as it is a private club, only the members of the committee can see the minutes of any meeting or debates.

[raymac]

I asked my father in law about this as he belongs to a working mens club..and he said that as it is a private club, only the members of the committee can see the minutes of any meeting or debates.

 

Thanks mo4 looks i will have to try a different aproach :lol:

[mumof4]

may i ask what the dispute is?..then i can put it to my father in law and see what he thinks...pm if you like....understand if dont want to.

[raymac]

I'll keep you informed mo4,it's just a problem with the people elected trying to get the club run by a family click and there are a few of us doing our utmost to stop this , but as they have a closed shop so to speak and they are making up allegations against people with so called witnesses to back them up it is difficult but the more they carry on then the more determined we will become :lol: Good always comes out on top :lol:

[big_kev]

You will have to get voted onto the commitee

 

This may be difficult as most liklely the only people who can get on are those who are sanctioned by the existing commitee.

 

Welcome to the corrupt world of politics.

[Scorpiorefugee]

You could get some support and pursue them on the basis of asking them what they have to hide or what are they ashamed of.

 

Whose club is it anyway? It can't do much without the support of it's members.

 

Personally, I would have nothing to do with a club where everything was not open.

[mumof4]

working mens clubs are a fifferent kettle of fish..no women allowed etc....make their own rules up.

[big_kev]

no women allowed etc.....

 

I take back what I said before .they are obviously not all bad !

[raymac]

Women are allowed into the club but they can only be members if there husband/partner is alive,they have been allowed in the snooker room in the last 5 yrs but cannot play :16: bloody pathetic, i would imagine that if women were allowed to play a bigger role the club would benefit from it, i would go as far as to say they would run it much better than the men

[mumof4]

ahh..my mistake..its the home guard club that father in law goes to and women arent allwed in there .. but is still a private club.

[raymac]

Well we had a result tonight, a female member (whose husband has already been barred from the club for asking the wrong type of questions) was accused of swearing at a committee member and was told there were numerous witnesses to verify this, tonight she had to go and give her side of the story, when told by the club president that he had 5 witnesses to the event she told him to bring them forward but he couldn't, so they asked her to draw a line under the matter , she agreed to this if the so called witnesses and committee men who accused her were reprimanded :( not likely ,but as i said good will come out on top :16: :16: