6.11 Protest Fees
Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2021 5:11 pm
11.2.6 UK The Chief Judge or Enquiry Desk will accept a protest form upon receipt of a deposit. The deposit is returned if the protest is upheld. If the protest is not upheld, or the protest is withdrawn, the deposit is forfeited to the UK Slalom Committee.Protest Fees were originally increased from 50p to £1 in 1988, and have not been increased at division 2 and below since that time. At division 1 the protest fee was increased to £3 in 2011 and has not changed since that time. Division 1 protest fees were set to £5 in 2008. Selection event protest fees were set to £5 in 2006.
These amounts require either the organiser, or the paddler to have increasing amounts of change to support the protest process. This year, to reduce contact, protest fees have been put in an envelope, and depending on the result of the protest the original deposit, or change was returned. This process requires much less handling of currency and a reduced need for change and will probably be continued in the future. However, it is also suggested that the protest fees be increased.
Currently the protest fees are sent to the slalom committee. The Committee is keen not to be seen to benefit the slalom committee, and suggest the fees for failed protests should be issued to a pre designated charity. Page 86
At Selection, Premier and Division 1 events the protest fee is £10.
At Division 2 and 3 events the protest fee is £5
At Division 4 events there is no fee to register a protest
At Inter-Club or Inter-Regional events submitted by the Team Leader, deposit to be agreed at the Team Leaders meeting.
(UK) At the discretion of the Chief Judge, inquiries into matters of fact or technical errors may be dealt with as simple enquiries (with no fee).