ROTARIANS, the pillars of local respectability, have been told they can no longer carry out charitable 
work with the old or the young while alone. The club, whose motto is Service Above Self, has decreed members must be accompanied when helping children or pensioners in case they are accused of abusing them. In a decision which has outraged many of the 58,000 British and Irish Rotarians, the Club Board has issued the instructions to local groups after being told insurance premiums against legal action would be “sky high” if they did not follow the pairing system. A Rotary Club spokesman said the organisation had reluctantly introduced the measures after receiving legal advice. “It is a case of having a witness present at all times, as a response to the nanny state we live in,” he said. This is London 4/11/06.
work with the old or the young while alone. The club, whose motto is Service Above Self, has decreed members must be accompanied when helping children or pensioners in case they are accused of abusing them. In a decision which has outraged many of the 58,000 British and Irish Rotarians, the Club Board has issued the instructions to local groups after being told insurance premiums against legal action would be “sky high” if they did not follow the pairing system. A Rotary Club spokesman said the organisation had reluctantly introduced the measures after receiving legal advice. “It is a case of having a witness present at all times, as a response to the nanny state we live in,” he said. This is London 4/11/06. 
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