Following his expulsion from the BPS and hence his removal from the position of President-Elect, Dr MacLennan has issued the following statement:
“I stood for election to address the problems that were of concern to
members. Once elected I sought to exercise my responsibilities, which I took
to be, broadly speaking, the quality of management and governance systems. I
was unable to obtain the necessary information, which I believe I had the
right to, and accordingly sought advice from the Charity Commission. What
has happened to me, I do not think, relieves me of my duty to fulfil my
original mandate, which was to address the issues in the interests of
members. At all times I believe my actions to have been appropriate.”