All of the Fingerprint Society members who transferred across to The Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences have now been through the renewal process once and will receive their next renewal email reminder in December 2017.
It has been agreed that those who were current members of The Fingerprint Society in June 2016 will enjoy a further £15 off next year's subscription when this comes due - and you will be told about this in the email reminder that will go out in December.
Those of you who already pay by Direct Debit or opt to do so BEFORE 1st October 2017 will receive a further discount of £3.50. To set up a Direct Debit payment you must have a UK bank account, and you must complete and scan back to us a Direct Debit Mandate form (you will find one in the Members Area of the website - please log in to access the Members Area).
Upgrading your membership
If you wish to upgrade to Professional Membership until June 2017 you can do that free of charge. There is usually an application fee of £25) - please contact Membership@csofs.org if you have any further questions about that.
Usually we expect that before applying for Fellowship of the Society that you have been a member for at least 3 years. In order to recognise that you have previoulsy been members and Fellows of the Fingerprint Society MEC has agreed to accept applications from all Fellows of the Fingerprint Society who wish to apply to upgrade. All of the other conditions of Fellowship must be strictly adhered to please vist the Fellowship page of our website for more details on that.
If you feel you don't have the experience for Professional membership then Associate Membership might suit you better.
The subscription rates for the various types of membership are shown below:-
|
2016-2017 Subscription Rate
|
Full rate |
FPSoc |
FPSoc (DD) |
| Student |
£30 |
£15 |
£11.50 |
| Affiliate |
£50 |
£30* |
£26.50 |
| Associate |
£80 |
£65 |
£61.50 |
| Professional |
£108 |
£93 |
£79.50 |
| Fellow |
£130 |
£115 |
£101.50 |
| Accredited Forensic Practitioner** |
£180 |
N/A |
N/A |
*If you are an Affiliate member, you will receive an email telling you that its time to renew sometime in early December - YOU MUST USE THE DISCOUNT CODE FPSocRenew5 to get the extra £5 discount off the invoiced amount - this is applicable to affiliates level membership only . We have done this so that, at least in the short term you pay only the same as you paid when you were just a member of the Fingerprint Society. You fill this code in the promotions box at the point of payment.
** Please note AcFP is NOT currently open for new applications - this level will soon be being withdrawn and replaced with an updated process - those currently registered as AcFP will be informed shortly.
If you already pay by Direct Debit you do not need to do anything. This is the easiest way to pay and will save you £3.50 per year.
If you wish to start making savings on your membership renewal fees and taking advantage of lower rates then sign up Now. Download the Direct Debit form complete and sign it and scan it back to us at Membership@csofs.org
* for members who already pay by Direct Debit.
If you have any questions about renewals or you wish to cancel your membership then please email us directly Membership@csofs.org.