16th June 2007, 09:34 PM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by drpeterwardle This is why I raised the issue of the IFA code of conduct. I would suggest in the circumstance guessing the IFA response is not good enough.
It isn't a matter of guessing the IFA's response, because if a complaint is made regarding the conduct of an IFA member it will be referred to the disciplinary committee who will observe due process, investigate and invite the member to answer the charge.
My difficulty is that if I and other IFA members fail to act on a breach of the Code, we are ourselves in breach. (And I do think in those circumstances the original poster has been unfair to us...)
This might apply even if no legal offence were to take place; as an IFA member making a public statement as to their intent to openly flout the law (whether that law is good or bad), is in itself a breach of the Code. You may remember a case last year when an IFA member made a public statement of their intent to breach employment and discrimination law. Whether they actually did would be a matter for the courts; whether they observed the IFA Code of Conduct in making the statement, was a matter for the IFA.
I wonder in the interests of natural justice and as a protection for all concerned, whether this and earlier statements regarding Simon's intent might be removed from the list until such a time as the IFA could be contacted to comment (I am thinking that would be Monday morning at the earliest)
Kevin