2008/9/11 Chris McKenna cmckenna@sucs.org:
Looking at the application for membership forms for WMUK v1 (WER), I note that applicants for guarantor membership must be 18 or over (presumably for legal reasons). So the handling of personal data for under 18s is a non-issue for this.
To the best of my knowledge, there are is no legal requirement for a member of a company limited by guarantee to be over 18. 16 and 17 year olds can become directors (if we chose to allow them to), so surely they can become members? I don't know why WER chose not to allow under 18s to be guarantor members, but I don't think it's a simple matter of them not being legally able to.