Mr Tate said of his attempt to deal with official complaints made by members: “The formal investigation into complaints lodged against Joanne Harris, Nicola Soloman and the SoA (Society of Authors) seems to have been impeded by attempts to undermine its impartiality and integrity.”
Mr Tate’s resignation letter claims that fellow members of the 12-strong management committee - which is headed by Harris - had sent an email about these complaints that “effectively pre-judged and denigrated the merits (or otherwise) of the issues being raised by complainants”.
His letter states his work on a subcommittee handling complaints was suspended and handed over to lawyers, then never restarted amid internal “chaos”, an outcome that has left him with “fears for the integrity of the SoA”.
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