Thames Anglers' Conservancy Members Forum
TAC Members Forum
If you have arrived here and not yet signed up as a member,
please register below using your real name.

Please create a Username that is your First Name and Surname eg. "Joe Bloggs"
(This will ensure quicker activation and save us the need to contact you about changing it)

Our Forum Membership uses Real Names only.
Aliases, Handles, Pseudonyms or any other types of made-up name are not allowed.
This helps to keep it an open and friendly place. Thanks!

www.rivertac.org
Thames Anglers' Conservancy Members Forum
Would you like to react to this message? Create an account in a few clicks or log in to continue.


Thames Anglers' Conservancy Members Forum
 
HomeHome  TAC Home PageTAC Home Page  SearchSearch  Latest imagesLatest images  RegisterRegister  Log in  
Navigation
Search
 
 

Display results as :
 
Rechercher Advanced Search
Latest topics
» Thames Water live discharge map
AT April update EmptySat Jan 21, 2023 6:32 pm by Ed Randall

» Feargal Sharkey accuses Thames Water of sewage 'dumping'
AT April update EmptyFri Sep 04, 2020 4:24 pm by Ed Randall

» COVID-19 - Get Fishing Again
AT April update EmptySun Jun 07, 2020 1:04 pm by Julian Jones

» Eel Trap Molesey - 2019
AT April update EmptyTue May 05, 2020 12:29 pm by Glyn Jones

» GAS STOVES
AT April update EmptyWed Apr 15, 2020 7:13 am by Keith Collett

» Man missing in Thames at Shepperton
AT April update EmptyTue Jan 21, 2020 3:27 pm by Ed Randall

» Semi-Tidal Draw off 2019
AT April update EmptyMon Oct 28, 2019 9:55 pm by Ed Randall

» Citizen Science forum at ZSL ~ 29th October 2019
AT April update EmptySat Sep 28, 2019 4:19 pm by Ed Randall

» Citizen Crane Forum ~ 16th and 29th October 2019
AT April update EmptySat Sep 28, 2019 4:16 pm by Ed Randall

» Tidefest match result 2019
AT April update EmptyTue Sep 10, 2019 8:50 am by Ed Randall

» Closed season retained following public consultation
AT April update EmptyThu Aug 22, 2019 12:20 pm by Ed Randall

» Houseboat destroyed by fire in Hampton
AT April update EmptyMon Aug 12, 2019 9:30 am by Ed Randall

» Local tackle shops
AT April update EmptyFri Jul 05, 2019 1:16 pm by Trevor Rowe

» New Season, New Licence...
AT April update EmptyFri Jun 14, 2019 12:24 am by Julian Jones

» FORCE Clean-Up in Donkey Wood ~ Sun 14th April 2019
AT April update EmptySun Apr 21, 2019 8:19 am by Ed Randall

» The Big one - Farnborough 23rd-24th March 2019
AT April update EmptySun Feb 10, 2019 11:30 am by Keith Collett

» Thames So Full Of Cocaine It’s Pranging Out London’s Eels
AT April update EmptyTue Jan 22, 2019 9:27 am by Trevor Rowe

» "Citizen Crane" project - sampling dates
AT April update EmptyThu Jan 10, 2019 8:51 am by Ed Randall

» New Members: Real Names please
AT April update EmptyThu Jan 10, 2019 8:36 am by Ed Randall

» Semi-Tidal draw-off 2018
AT April update EmptySat Oct 27, 2018 5:44 pm by Ed Randall

» Thames Water Blitz - 19th/20th October 2018
AT April update EmptyTue Oct 02, 2018 7:21 pm by Ed Randall

» Citizen Crane Forum ~ 26th October 2018
AT April update EmptySat Aug 25, 2018 7:41 pm by Ed Randall

» Invitation to the 2018 Eel forum ~ 15th October
AT April update EmptySat Aug 25, 2018 7:38 pm by Ed Randall

» Mystery of dead eels found in rivers
AT April update EmptySat Aug 25, 2018 6:43 pm by Ed Randall

» Eel Trap Clean Up/ training 5th May 2018 10am
AT April update EmptySat Aug 25, 2018 6:40 pm by Ed Randall

» A new address for 2017 ~ forum.rivertac.org
AT April update EmptySun Aug 19, 2018 12:48 pm by Admin

» Hampton Riviera removed
AT April update EmptyThu Aug 16, 2018 10:41 pm by Ed Randall

» Roads closed everywhere ~ July 29th/30th ~ bike race
AT April update EmptyMon Aug 06, 2018 10:14 am by John LeSurf

» *Thames Tunnel (Tideway Tunnel)*
AT April update EmptyWed Jul 18, 2018 9:56 am by John LeSurf

» new hotel at hampton court means loss of fishing
AT April update EmptyWed Jul 04, 2018 1:26 pm by Ed Randall

Angling Data View
River Levels
UK Map

Thames Tides

 

 AT April update

Go down 
3 posters
AuthorMessage
Neil Depledge

Neil Depledge


Male Posts : 721
Join date : 2010-01-21
Age : 70
Location : Ashford, Middx

AT April update Empty
PostSubject: AT April update   AT April update EmptyWed Apr 30, 2014 9:30 pm

Non AT members will probably not have heard this, yet another reason why you should join up.

IMPORTANT: Code for Theft of Fishing Rights: 116/11

Fishing without permission is a Schedule 1 Theft Act 1968, and therefore criminal, offence. It is not the Environment Agency's (EA) responsibility to deal with this but that of the police. Understandably, this is not an area of law in which police officers are generally trained, so the Angling Trust are in the early stages of liaising with all 43 forces to educate officers regarding their responsibility. To date, we have concentrated, due to VBS and Operation CLAMPDOWN 2 (OCD2), on forces in SE England, all of which are engaged on joint VBS/EA/police patrols in that region and in support of OCD2. Indeed, a Hampshire Police officer recently checked, purely coincidentally, one of our Area Coordinator's licenses; this was very encouraging, but unfortunately the police's overall understanding remains inconsistent. In an effort to resolve this, last year the Angling Trust uploaded the 'Elementary Guide to Angling Law & Fisheries Enforcement' to the Police Online Knowledge Area (POLKA) - making this simply guide available to every police officer in England. This, however, relies upon an officer searching that database for information, so the upload is not a cure-all. We now, however, have one - and hence why we need your help.

Every offence which the police are duty bound to deal with has a unique Home Office Code. We now have the Code for Theft of Fishing Rights: 116/11. If, therefore, anglers quote this when reporting incidents, the police will understand that they must deal with the matter, rather than misinterpret the situation as a civil matter and/or pass the job off to the EA. Provision of the Code will mean that from the initial stage the call taker will understand that this is a police matter, and police officers responding can check the relevant instructions.

Finally, and in addition to the good news above, we have had a recent result with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). One of our fishery owner members was the victim in such a case of Fishing without permission, which the police duly processed, but at court the CPS lawyer completely misunderstood the Theft of Fishing Rights offence and discontinued those proceedings. Acting upon our advice, said member complained to the CPS. Gerry Wareham, the Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor, recently acknowledged the error, apologised, and instructed all CPS lawyers to proceed with such cases - and if in doubt liaise with Andrew Vaughan, the Lead Prosecutor. This really is a major step forward.


Dilip Sarkar MBE
Fisheries Enforcement Manager
Angling Trust
Back to top Go down
http://www.depledge.me.uk
Steve Holmes




Posts : 2435
Join date : 2010-01-28

AT April update Empty
PostSubject: Re: AT April update   AT April update EmptyWed Apr 30, 2014 9:46 pm

Neil Depledge wrote:

Every offence which the police are duty bound to deal with has a unique Home Office Code. We now have the Code for Theft of Fishing Rights: 116/11. If, therefore, anglers quote this when reporting incidents, the police will understand that they must deal with the matter, rather than misinterpret the situation as a civil matter and/or pass the job off to the EA.

That's very good news. Thanks for posting Neil.
Back to top Go down
Steve Appleford




Male Posts : 1106
Join date : 2010-01-28
Age : 60
Location : Newbury Berkshire

AT April update Empty
PostSubject: Re: AT April update   AT April update EmptyWed Apr 30, 2014 9:48 pm

Good news indeed
Back to top Go down
Sponsored content





AT April update Empty
PostSubject: Re: AT April update   AT April update Empty

Back to top Go down
 
AT April update
Back to top 
Page 1 of 1
 Similar topics
-
» April showers? If only! Drought beckons...
» 13th April 10am, ZSL Eel trap training
» New waterways charity name update
» EA West Thames Fisheries report April 2012
» River Crane clean-up Friday 19th April

Permissions in this forum:You cannot reply to topics in this forum
Thames Anglers' Conservancy Members Forum :: Open Section :: News Board :: Angling Trust-
Jump to: