1. Contact the Clerk to ask for an application form and list of members.
2. Complete the form, seek the support of three Liverymen as sponsors, two of whom must have known you for at least two years. One sponsor must be an Assistant of the Court. The List of Members will help identify individuals for sponsorship.
3. A cheque for £370.00 to cover the Freedom application fee and subscription must accompany the form. This will be refunded if the Court does not approve the application.

The application will be first considered by the Membership Committee to ensure that all the conditions for membership have been met. The application will then be considered by the Court when the Assistant who has sponsored the application will personally recommend its approval to the Court. If an applicant has difficulty in obtaining sponsors then arrangements can be made for an appropriate Interview Panel. These procedures are so that the Court can be assured that the applicant wishes to take an active part in the Company’s activities. If the application is approved by the Court the applicant will then be invited to make a declaration to become a Freeman of the Company. This is achieved by the Engineer making an appointment with the Clerk to meet in the London offices for that purpose when the Clerk will issue a certificate of Freedom.

If the new Freeman is not already a Freeman of the City of London, it is necessary to apply to the Chamberlain’s Court at the Guildhall. An appointment is necessary but the full procedure will be explained by the Clerk at the time a Freeman is admitted to the Company. In brief, the applicant has to take the Freedom Certificate together with a FULL birth certificate and apply for his name to be added to the monthly list of applicants that is considered by the Court of Aldermen. A fee will need to be paid. In due time a successful applicant will be advised by the Clerk to the Chamberlain’s Court to return to the Guildhall to make the Declaration of Freedom and to sign the Roll of Freemen. A certificate of Freedom of the City of London is then issued.

Once an engineer is a Freeman of the Company and a Freeman of the City and satisfies the conditions described in the membership section of this document, they are then eligible to become a Liveryman of the Company subject to a vacancy appropriate to their discipline. The Court has a duty to ensure that membership is seen as a balance across the disciplines of engineering but to date this has not resulted in any delay in becoming a Liveryman.

In due course, Freemen will be advised by the Clerk of the date of the next Clothing Ceremony and they will be invited to attend a Meeting of the Court of Assistants presided over by the Master, in the presence of the Wardens and Assistants. At the Ceremony the Freeman makes the Declaration of a Liveryman and is then clothed in the Livery. This is a short but dignified ceremony, held usually in January, March, April and October each year, and marks the final stage for the individual to become a Liveryman. At this time the Livery Fine of £250.00 is payable.

The Clerk will always be pleased to advise potential applicants.