Scottish charity regulator speaks up on sexual misconduct cases

SCOTLAND
The National

February 17, 2018

By Martin Hannan

SCOTLAND’s charities have been asked to consider at a senior level how they protect the people their staff and volunteers are supposed to be looking after.

The missive came from the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) after it revealed it had dealt with 15 cases of alleged sexual misconduct within the sector in the past two years.

OSCR told The National: “All organisations need to develop policies and procedures that are fit for purpose. We wrote to all charities this week asking the trustees to discuss safeguarding at their next board meeting.”

The regulator said the cases it had handled – known as “notifiable events” – were “mostly historical”, and none had resulted in a formal inquiry.

The Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (Sciaf) was the only Scottish charity working internationally to have reported allegations, said OSCR.

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