The families say the Scout Association didn't look after their children before they died and treated the families badly in the aftermath

Families of four children who died on Scout trips call for public inquiry

Dwayne Fields, the first Black Briton to reach the North Pole, has been announced as the UK’s new chief scout.

Adventurer who survived stabbing and life of inner city crime to lead Scouts

Ben Leonard fell to his death from the Great Orme at Llandudno during a Reddish Explorer Scout camping weekend in 2018. 

Brother fears another child will die if The Scouts continue to self-regulate

A mother of a 16-year-old boy who died on a Scouts trip joins three other grieving families in calling for a public inquiry into the Scouts Association. 

Mothers of boys who died on scout trips join forces for tougher regulation

Jackie Leonard and Sharon Collins want the organisation to be externally governed after their sons died 20 years apart, in almost identical circumstances.

Bereaved mothers call for independent governing body for Scouts 

'I think the Scouts were more worried about their reputation from the word go than about Ben,' Ben's mother Jackie said.

Scouts 'think they're above the law,' Ben Leonard's parents say

Ben Leonard, 16, suffered a serious head injury when he fell about 200ft at Great Orme in Llandudno, North Wales.

Scouts referred to police as inquest finds boy was unlawfully killed

The Scout Association has launched a new clothing range for Muslim girls following an increasing number from the faith joining the club.

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