South Yorkshire & District
Mentoring Scheme
Code of Conduct
The South Yorkshire & District Mentoring Scheme is a voluntary
scheme provided to support branch members in their professional
development. All individuals participating are expected to:
 Undergo the Branch’s Mentor training programme including
updates, as required
 Respect confidentiality within relationships
 Treat all with dignity and respect
 Authorise the Mentoring Scheme Coordinator to provide other
participants with personal data, as outlined in the Mentor
Application Form
 Inform the Mentoring Scheme Coordinator of any problems or
difficulties within Mentoring Scheme relationships
Every CIPD member, irrespective of grade of membership, should be
concerned with the maintenance of good practice within the profession.
All members must commit themselves to adhere to this Code of
Professional Conduct, which sets out the standards of professional
behaviour.
If you wish to make a complaint that someone hasn't adhered to this
Code, please read the information below and then contact our
Mentoring Scheme Co-ordinator who will make further investigations.
The Code of Professional Conduct sets standards for CIPD members
as individual professionals so does not apply to the following:
• complaints about people who are not current members of the CIPD
• complaints about companies.
We do not usually consider complaints that relate to events that took
place more than 12 months ago. This is because the longer ago events
happened, the harder it is for people to remember events accurately.
However, each case is looked at individually and allegations older than
12 months old may be considered if there are good reasons for the
delay.
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Complaints that fall within the Code are investigated by a Panel of CIPD
members who make a decision on whether there is evidence to show
that a Member appears to have demonstrated conduct that is in breach
of the Code. The member, Complainant and Witnesses may all be
contacted by the Panel to ask for more information or evidence during
this time.
If as a result a complaint is taken forward into a Conduct Hearing, the
CIPD will communicate with the Member at each stage with further
information as to the process and what may result. Conduct Panels
have powers to dismiss a case or uphold a case in full or in part. If a
case is upheld, then a range of sanctions are considered, from advising
on future conduct to expulsion from CIPD Membership
NB: This information has been extracted from the CIPD website at
October 2015, apart from where marked in italics.
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