Membership Criteria

In order to be eligible for ESCVYS membership organisations must fulfill the following criteria:

• Be a voluntary youth organisation e.g. independent, self-governing bodies of people who have joined together voluntarily to take action for the benefit of the community and young people and established for reasons other than financial gain
• Provide services that benefit and improve the lives of young people
• Be either a registered charity, or an organisation with its aims, objectives and working methods stated in a document available for public inspection e.g. Constitution
• Located in England or if operating UK wide or internationally their headquarters must be located in England
• Support ESCVYS's purposes, aims and values as listed in the terms of reference
• Have correct policies and proceedures in place for working with young people. As a minimum; Child Protection, Criminal Records Bureau checks, Equal Opportunities Statement/Policy; involving young people in decision making/service delivery eg. Youth Participation Policy
• Have an active, registered, organisation bank account and accounting procedures in place

If these policies are not in place we can support you to provide them prior to membership being approved

Before looking at any application ESCVYS will:

• Ascertain the organisation's remit and what benefits they are seeking from ESCVYS
• Ensure ESCVYS membership is more appropriate than membership to another body
• Provide clear information about ESCVYS's roles and remits