Dr. John Lawlor:

That is a really good question. It is important that, while we maintain the independence of our groups, as Mr. Burbridge has described, there are major requirements for our groups in compliance. We are talking largely about safeguarding today but there are others, such as health and safety and charities legislation. It is incumbent on the national organisation to find a device to take that burden as much as possible from the local group so that it does not fall on the local leaders and they can get on with running the programme for young people at local level. That will be governed by a charter with Scouting Ireland that will require compliance with our constitutional rules and in that way the national organisation can provide the oversight in these critical areas of compliance while at the same time allowing the maximum independence of our groups. Is that fair to say, Mr. Burbridge?