Insight Herbalism

Any concerns or complaints that may need support, discernment or the invoking of a disciplinary procedure should be made to the General Secretary (Emily Taylor 2026).

1. The General Secretary will gather the initial information and contact the parties involved to clarify the situation.
2. The issue will either be resolved at this point or escalated to the ethics council.
3. If there is a serious breach of the Code of Ethics a full ethics council (3 members without conflicts of interest) will be called. This process will happen within a month after the initial concern being raised. During this process all those concerned will be contacted for an interview.
4. Depending on the seriousness of the issue, this council may:

(a) Give advice and recommendations alongside evidence of further training to be completed in a specified time limit. Membership may continue with supervision for a specified time period. The member will be expected to contribute financially to their own supervision and pay for any training the council feels necessary.

(b) Suspension of membership from 6 months to 1 year whilst further training / supervision is undertaken.

(c) If breach is upheld, the member will be asked to contribute towards costs of this procedure to an amount not in excess of £500 (e.g. to recompense council for any costs incurred, travel, extra time needed for case review) Any fee will be agreed only by unanimous decision by the council.

(d) Removal of membership, with the right to reapply within 1 to 3 years (as determined by the council) as long as any legal justice related to the case is not outstanding.

Any appeals can be made and a new council of a minimum of 3 members will consider the appeal. The judgement of this second appeal council would be considered final.

Where appropriate, interim measures (such as temporary suspension or supervised practice) may be put in place while the process is ongoing.

If a concern involves immediate risk of harm, safeguarding issues, or potential illegality, appropriate external authorities or professional bodies may be contacted without delay, alongside or prior to this process.