Scouts putting ‘the lives of young people at risk’, warns coroner

Joe Lepper
Wednesday, February 28, 2024

The Scout Association lacks a “culture of candour” and is “institutionally defensive”, a coroner has warned following the death of a 16-year-old boy who fell from a beauty spot in Wales while on a trip with the organisation.

Ben Leonard died during a hiking trip in 2018. Picture: North Wales Police
Ben Leonard died during a hiking trip in 2018. Picture: North Wales Police

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