Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 9 May 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

Governance and Child Protection Policy: Scouting Ireland

4:10 pm

Mr. Martin Burbridge:

I will ask my colleague to comment on the North in a moment. We are aware that there are a number of groups where people are concerned about being confronted with legislation under the Charities Acts and their responsibilities as trustees.

We have provided clarification for them on all of that. We will provide training and mentoring. There are issues we have to deal but we are endeavouring to do that.

As it happens the North of Ireland is somewhat ahead of us because all the scout groups have registered for the Charity Commission of Northern Ireland, CCNI. I am sure Mr. McCann can give some insight to that.