Why are there two organisations (Angling Trust & Fish Legal)?
Angling Trust is the single representative body for all anglers in England only. Fish Legal has to be kept as a separate entity because it employs lawyers who offer legal advice to and takes legal action for its members throughout the UK and they must be employed by an unincorporated association. Angling Trust needs to be a company limited by guarantee. All of the campaigning and lobbying activities of Fish Legal (previously the Anglers Conservation Association) in England will now be carried out by Angling Trust. The Chairman, board and Chief Executive of Angling Trust are the same people as the Committee of Fish Legal. This arrangement therefore creates effectively a single organisation in England, while allowing Fish Legal to operate in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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