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Membership Policy (Version 1.7) 

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Membership to PACSO is free and is available to all families living in West Sussex who have a child/ren with a disability aged between 0 and 25 years.

 

PACSO provides support to these families by offering a wide range of activities for their disabled child/ren and their siblings. Most activities have a charge, but our costs are kept as low as possible, thanks to funding from external agencies, trusts, businesses and individuals.

 

Many of the clubs and activities provided for children aged between 5 and 25 years also offer respite for parents/carers. It is therefore vitally important that we receive full, honest, and up to date information of each child, as this forms the basis of their care whilst they are with us.

 

Membership of PACSO requires each family to fill out a Child Profile Form for each disabled child and each sibling. Only when these forms are received, along with a £10 admin fee per child, will it be possible for a child to join in with a PACSO session.

 

The Child Profile Form also enables parents/carers to give permission for photographs, videos etc to be taken of their child. Such photographs may be used in publicity material for PACSO including social media. Please see the PACSO Photography Policy for further details.

 

The Child Profile form will be reviewed each year and amended in accordance with legislation and/or changes to the way PACSO delivers its clubs.

 

Families may be asked to renew their membership of PACSO every two years, or sooner if their details change, to ensure that we always hold current and up to date information on them and their child/ren. For  more information regarding the data that we collect and store, please refer to PACSO’s Privacy Policy.

 

Emma Drain  

CEO

January 2025