The following advice and guidance is given as information to our members. Legal advice may have been sought by The Morris Federation in order to produce this information, but the guidance in and of itself is not legal advice and any clarification in law would need to be gained through an appropriate legal advisor.
Setting up & running a team/side
- Banking – setting up a bank account, and HMRC’s Trust Registration Service (TRS)
- Constitution – guidance on developing a team constitution
- Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Face Paint – guidance
- GDPR & Data Protection Act – some notes
- Recruitment – ideas
- Safeguarding – policy and information, and Child Protection Policy template for Workshops
- Setting up a team for under 18-year olds
Running events
- Collecting money – Street Collections & the Charities Act – advice
- Event Hosting – your own events – some tips
- Event Hosting – MF AGM & Day of Dance – a guide for teams considering hosting our annual event
- Event Hosting – JMO Day of Dance – a guide for teams considering hosting this annual event
- Food Safety – a guide to the legislation and food hygiene
- Health & Safety Risk Assessments & templates including Coronavirus Covid-19 guidance
- Licensing Act 2003 Exemption – a summary
- Performing Right Society (PRS) – a summary
- Press/Media – dealing with the Press/Media and filming
- Travel to EU – advice
Insurance
- Insurance – Public Liability Insurance (for performances and practices) and Personal Accident Insurance
IT
- IT Resources – advice on using IT services to support your marketing and promotion, communications, archiving, and related activities. Start with: Governance of Online Systems
Publications
- Publications about morris dancing to download for free
Morris Federation Constitution, Policies & Procedures
- About the MF:
- AGM/EGM – arrangements for those attending general meetings
- Archive & Library Collecting Policy – what we will collect and hold
- Archive & Notation Categories – type of restriction for archive material
- Code of Conduct for Officers and Co-optees – for volunteers
- Expenses Policy – for volunteers
- Privacy Policy – what data we hold regarding your membership
- Reserves Policy – what funding level we aim to keep
- Sponsorship, Grants and Bursaries – how to apply
Last updated: March 2024, minor edits July 2026
