Quote Originally Posted by XRunner View Post
UKA insurance covers organisers and promoters for all events in Great Britain and Northern Ireland including the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.

I understood that the registration and affiliation issues were imposed on UKA by UK Sport and the UKA implementation of the Foster Report.

If the FRA are affiliated directly to UKA then they should be the organisation for GB and NI.

I suspect that poor representation by the FRA Committee during its discussions with UKA may have resulted in this anomaly.

Why can the Trail Running Association represent all UK events but the FRA only represent English events?
The current UKA "Rules for Competition" which apply to various athletic disciplines including Fell & Hill Running, Trail Running and Road Running include the following:

Rule 12
Section (5) "Permission to Promote will be granted by the appropriate Territorial or National Association. The body granting permission may make such procedural arrangements (including delegation to other bodies) for the administration of their powers as they see fit. They shall hereinafter be called the Permitting Authority."

UKA insurance is an adjunct to the race Permit.

For Fell and Hill Running Scottish Athletics, Welsh Athletics and NIMRA have chosen to exercise their own Permitting Authority and not to delegate to the FRA or anyone else. For England, England Athletics have delegated the authority to the FRA.

I cannot comment on the situation that exists for Trail Running.