The sub-categories of Voting Group Members shall be set out in the Membership Regulations and includes:
County Associations
A County Association is an association of Leagues, Clubs, Universities, Colleges and Schools, [who] shall be eligible for membership of England Netball, and shall pay such Membership Fees and enjoy such rights and privileges as the Board shall from time to time determine. A County Association shall agree and determine its own constitution provided it shall not conflict in any respect with the Articles of Association or these Membership Regulations and provided it shall have been approved by the Board. Each County Association who is a Member shall be entitled to be represented by their respective Chair or Accredited Deputy, to attend, speak and vote at general meetings of England Netball. Each County Association in membership is entitled to be represented by their respective chairman or Accredited Deputy, to attend, speak and vote at general meetings of England Netball.
Regional Associations
A Regional Association, which is an association of Counties as determined by the Board, [who] shall be eligible for membership of England Netball, and shall pay such Membership Fees and enjoy such rights and privileges as the Board shall from time to time determine. A Regional Association shall agree and determine its own constitution provided it shall not conflict in any respect with the Articles of Association or these Membership Regulations and provided it shall have been approved by the Board. Each Regional Association who is a Member shall be entitled to be represented by their respective Chair or Accredited Deputy, to attend, speak and vote at general meetings of England Netball.
Both these Voting Group Members benefit from:
✔ Technical guidance and support from England Netball’s specialist teams, including (but not limited to) a local England Netball Development Officer, volunteering, event, competition and facility development teams;
✔ Access to conferences, training and regular consultation;
✔ Access to a comprehensive Governance Toolkit;
✔ Access to GDPR guidance, including an action plan, resources and templates;
✔ Access to an online mechanism for collecting County/Regional Association membership fees;
✔ Access to an online mechanism for managing competition and events;
✔ Access to a free professional website creator with auto-populated fixtures/scores;;
✔ Access to England Netball’s centrally arranged programme of insurances;
✔ Eligibility to apply for England Netball grants when available including capital facility grants, participation grants, coaching and officiating grants;
✔ Access to guidance and support for satellite and county academies;
✔ A copy of the Annual Report;