For those who may be unaware -
The official Code has all the major archaeology bodies stating: Responsible detecting means REPORTING ALL FINDS TO PAS.
CBA has just reiterated on Britarch : NOT reporting all finds to PAS is IRRESPONSIBLE.
This article comes from Mr Brun's site (set up by him and a self-confessed ex-dabbler in nighthawking recently "outed" by Mr Brun when they fell out which provides an ALTERNATIVE database for those who "for whatever reason do not feel able to report to PAS". In other words, officially designated irresponsible detectorists. The site, unsurprisingly, has zero support from PAS or any other archaeological body and its "alternative" code of what is responsible is self-written, self-serving and completely without official endorsement.

The article decries HA's estimates of detectorist numbers and the number who report to PAS. Strange. Our estimate of the number of detectorists had reference to a multiplicity of estimates by detectorists and is lower than any of them. And our estimate of the number who report to PAS is no estimate at all but comprises the stone cold solid published figures from PAS.

As for its vision of detectorists as heroic rescuers, the HA advice to landowners puts some perspective on that claim:

"Some detectorists claim artefacts are best removed from the fields to avoid deterioration. This is NOT the official view. Some artefacts deteriorate but most are best left alone. Removing them without proper procedures and recording robs them of any context and deprives society of all future opportunity for study.

Detecting is NOT rescue archaeology. That requires a perceived official need and appropriate procedures, not random sampling of certain artefacts for recreation or profit and (for the most part) their annexation by individuals who tell no-one. Whoever heard of doing something unilaterally and then telling the persons affected they had been done a favour?

If you want to rescue archaeology Mr Brun, ask your local archaeology service if and what they want rescuing and do it as part of the very comprehensive guidelines laid down for such exercise by EH. Don't do it on your own without getting everyone's agreement and without letting THEM dictate whether, where and how. To do it otherwise and claim you have done it for our sake is simply unsustainable. The members of TMA have heard it all before - from the PR Department of Tarmac.