Regulator issues guidance after probe into bishop accounts claim

by Kristen

The charity regulator has made a number of recommendations to the Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney after an investigation into claims which included allegations against Scotland's first female bishop.

Papers lodged with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) in 2022 and 2024 included claims that the Right Reverend Anne Dyer had the right to veto any decision made by trustees and that she oversaw the submission of five sets of "misleading and untrue" accounts.

The claims were "emphatically" denied by Bishop Dyer.

The diocese said the OSCR's recommendations had been "fully addressed".

In a statement issued to BBC Scotland News, the regulator said it had concluded its inquiry.

It made "a number of recommendations to support the charity going forward, including some relating to collective responsibility, related party agreements, trustee remuneration and how the accounts are presented".

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