{"alias":"newsItem","byline":"Jennie Price | Chair of The Scout Association Board of Trustees","standfirst":"","content":{"layouts":[{"type":"fullWidth","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003EWe take t\u003Cspan class=\u0022ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\u0022\u003Ehe conclusion of the inquest\u003C/span\u003E extremely seriously. We want to restate our wholehearted apology to Ben Leonard\u2019s\u202Ffamily and our deepest sympathies continue to be with his family and friends.\u00A0\u003Cbr\u003E\u00A0\u003Cbr\u003EAs an organisation we are committed to learning. The jury heard how in this instance the local leaders did not follow our safety rules and processes. As a result of Ben\u2019s tragic death in 2018, we have already made \u003Ca href=\u0022/information-for-parents/keeping-children-and-young-people-safe/how-we-do-things-safely/\u0022 title=\u0022How we do things safely\u0022\u003Emany changes\u003C/a\u003E to our risk assessments, safety rules, training and support we give our volunteers.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe will closely review the coroner\u2019s observations and adopt all further changes we can, to do everything in our power to stop such a tragic event happening again. \u003Cspan class=\u0022ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\u0022\u003EWe are committed to providing our formal response to the coroner by 18 April.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EKeeping young people safe from harm remains our number one priority at Scouts. We emphatically refute allegations made in court about any criminal action on behalf of the Scout Association.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]}],"config":null}]},"searchDescription":null,"pageType":null,"location":null,"versionDate":"22 February 2024","reviewDate":null,"furtherReading":[{"caption":"","title":"Learn about safety and safeguarding at Scouts ","url":"/information-for-parents/keeping-children-and-young-people-safe/","newWindow":false},{"caption":"","title":"Discover how we do things safely","url":"/information-for-parents/keeping-children-and-young-people-safe/how-we-do-things-safely/","newWindow":false}],"relatedLinks":[],"id":78758,"nodeName":"Scouts response to inquest outcome","title":"Our response to the inquest outcome","type":"newsItem","image":{"url":"/media/10478/scouts-logo.jpg?width=800\u0026height=450\u0026v=1db789232a4a190","caption":"Scouts Logo","type":"jpg","size":30784,"width":800,"height":450,"altText":"The Scouts logo"},"assets":null,"headerOptions":{"headerTitle":"Our response to the inquest outcome","headerSubTitle":null,"headerCta":null,"headerCtaText":null,"headerCtaLink":null,"headerBackgroundColour":null,"showSEOImage":false,"headerBackgroundImage":null,"quickLinks":null},"subHeader":"A statement from Jennie Price, Chair of The Scout Association Board of Trustees.","browserTitle":null,"silktide":"eyJjbXMiOiJVbWJyYWNvIiwiZWRpdG9yVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wcm9kLWNtcy5zY291dHMub3JnLnVrLy91bWJyYWNvIy9jb250ZW50L2NvbnRlbnQvZWRpdC83ODc1OCJ9","canonicalUrl":"https://www.scouts.org.uk/news/2024/february/scouts-response-to-inquest-outcome/"}