ICAS Rule change finalised

On 9 June 2026, ICAS received a signed and sealed order from the Privy Council confirming its approval of amendments to the ICAS Rules which had been proposed following a supportive vote of our members at April’s Special General Meeting.

The revised Rules include a new Rule 17, ‘Removal from Membership’. This Rule brings together existing and new provisions setting out when members and students may be removed from membership, otherwise than as a result of a disciplinary findings under Rule 13.

What’s new

Under the heading ‘Failure to Respond’, Rules 17.5 to 17.7 give ICAS’ Council the power to remove members and students from membership where they “fail to respond to requests to supply such information as may reasonably be required by ICAS under any of the Regulations”.

In addition to the process set out in the Rules, we have published guidance which provides more details on when and how this power will be used, including various protections to ensure fairness.

The reason for introducing this new power is to enable ICAS to deal more efficiently with individuals who exhaust considerable time and resource by failing to respond to repeated requests for information. 

What hasn’t changed

The previous Rules included a process to remove individuals from membership due to (i) personal insolvency, and (ii) non-payment of money due to ICAS.

While these provisions have been moved to Rule 17, to create a more logical structure, there have been no changes to the wording.