Quote Originally Posted by Khamsin View Post
We are told the FRA has the services of lawyers advising it on protecting the sport.

This means raceorganisers.

So the one thing the FRA Committee is never going to do is put raceorganisers in jeopardy.
End of debate.
I'm certain that the FRA Committee would never knowingly/intentionally put race organisers in jeopardy. However, it's not quite as simple as that!

There are several "stakeholders" whose interests have to be taken into account whenever the "FRA Safety Requirements" and "Rules for Competition" are revised. These include the FRA, UKA(who delegate governing body status for fell/mountain running to the FRA and provide/pay for insurance for fell races), race organisers and competitors. Whilst the interests/requirements of each of these are interrelated they are by no means identical. This was clearly demonstated at the recent inquest by the fact that the race organiser and the FRA/UKA had separate legal representation with the questioning by the two lawyers reflecting their respective interests.

I am pleased to see the statement that the final version of the "FRA Safety Requirements" "will be subjected to legal scrutiny to ensure that the new Safety Requirements protect runners, Race Organisers and the FRA".

In arriving at the final version, I would hope that relevant comments from this thread will also be considered by our Committee together with the Coroner's views and any requirements from UKA/their insurers.