The Charities Regulator was forced in January over a year ago to take what it termed the “unprecedented step” to issue a “final warning” that it would remove Scouting Ireland from the Register of Charities after it failed to comply with its directions for a number of months.  Correspondence seen by The Currency reveals how Scouting Ireland, an important youth organisation which has 36,000 members, had a fraught relationship with its regulator for well over a year before inspectors were appointed to it on Tuesday. A series of letters exchanged over a six-month period culminated in January 2024 with the…

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