Become a Member

Types of Membership Available:

PARENT AND CARER MEMBERSHIP

Full Membership is open to family members and carers of any child or young adult with special and/or additional needs, up to the age of 25 years and who live in or receive services Suffolk. Family members and carers of post 25 years and bereaved members are welcome to remain members.

AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIP

Affiliate Membership is for practitioners, within both the Voluntary and Statutory sectors. Members will be kept up to date by receiving regular information and news.

Please include your name, position and organisation when registering.

Membership Policy


The Management Committee may only refuse an application for membership if, acting reasonably and properly, they consider it to be in the best interests of the organisation to refuse the application.

  • The Management Committee must inform the applicant in writing of the reasons for the refusal.
  • The Management Committee must consider any written representations the applicant may make about the decision. The trustees’ decision following any written representations must be notified to the applicant in writing but shall be final.

Management Committee members must keep a register of members, either in a written form or held on computer, and will ensure compliance with Data Protection Act 1988.

If the Management Committee considers that any member’s conduct is in any way harmful to the aims and objectives or policies of SPCF the Management Committee will reserve the right to terminate membership with immediate effect.

Any member may request to be removed from the register at any time and will no longer receive the newsletters.