In August last year the Westminster Government announced plans to relax rules protecting our rivers and estuaries from pollution. This worried us and many others who care about nature – these places need more protection, not less.
But without approval and without going through the correct established processes, a post was published on an official RSPB social media account by one individual using language that attacked the politicians involved, not the proposals that we disagreed strongly with. We quickly apologised on the same platform the same day, and again in the media.
We then took immediate steps to understand what had happened and review and enhance our processes to prevent a similar incident happening again. We carried out internal and independent investigations, and we reported ourselves to the Charity Commission. Following these actions, we have implemented the following:
We are pleased the Charity Commission has concluded its case. We’ll continue campaigning for nature, holding those in positions of power to account, bringing species back from the brink of extinction, restoring landscapes, and inspiring millions of people to care about nature and play their part in helping restore it."
