Is there a difference between an IMC rating as applied to a UK PPL(A) and as applied to a JAR-FCL PPL(A)??
My copy of the UK AIM which includes Schedule 8 of the ANO seems to be very clear on what an IMC does for a UK PPL(A) but has two contradictory views on what an IMC does for a JAR-FCL PPL(A). Read one way it seems to suggest that an IMC rating with a JAR-FCL allows you to fly in IMC *ONLY* in class D/E airspace - and not outside controlled airspace.
Maybe I am just reading this wrong, but the confusion seems to be in "Part B, Ratings".