Resigning from committee

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Good afternoon,
I joined a small, local walks committee last year. The committee was established before I joined and had held some walks. A few weeks in, I saw that permission had not been obtained from all the landowners to walk their land, small area but that doesn't matter in the eyes of the law.
I exited the group in April by sending a message into the WhatsApp group.
I certainly don't want to be a part of anything that is not legally tight .
I'm now thinking that I'd be best to send a letter outlining my reasons fir leaving and make it clear that I am in no way connected to the group now.
I'm guessing a straight forward letter would suffice?
Kind regards.
 
If this is an informal, voluntary committee with no specific legal standing then might you be over thinking this? On the other hand I guess that there's no harm in making your decision clear(er?) in a letter to the committee (chair?).
 
Thank you ...I actually forgot to mention that the group take the public on walks or at least advertise amd facilitate them , it's not just a group of people who walk together ! Sorry, forgot that part . I'm thinking committee liability ...especially as landowners consent hasn't been obtained from all ...Thanks !
 
Just noticed this thread.

What is the legal status of the group to which OP belongs / belonged ?.
Even if the outfit appears to have "no specific legal standing" it may well have the status of an unincorporated association.
If it is an unincorporated association OP could find themselves embroiled vicariously in any legal problem that arises from the group's activities.

By formally terminating their membership the OP extinguishes potential legal liabilities from date of resignation.
However, if any liabilities were incurred during the tenure of OP's membership there might be a problem.
 
I recently resigned from a committee of an educational past member union which I've been with for 20+ years.

Whilst I had my reasons, it is far easier to simply resign "due to other commitments".

Don't get yourself bogged down with specifics, if you have any area of responsibility simply do a handover document with non-opinionated comments.

A simple letter or email to whoever is president and secretary should suffice.
 
If I were the OP, I would hesitate for a reasonably long time before formally resigning from this group, in case they later regret it.

If their key worry here is exposure to legal liability, they can sleep easily.
 
If you’re a member of almost any committee/group you are potentially letting yourself open to abuse, litigation, etc. All your good work and effort get ignored and you keep getting reminded of your failings. I’m a one man band and I’m keeping it that way.
 
In reality the actual incidence of litigation in such environments is vanishingly small and the social capital generated by what Edmund Burke termed "the little platoons" is massive, particularly for those most directly involved.

So baby, bathwater etc.
 
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