Tensions between police and mountain rescue volunteers are 'risking lives', a whistleblower has claimed.
In Tayside, in common with Grampian and Strathclyde, there are two separate teams headed up by police and volunteers.
According to a source, in recent years a "concerning coercion and domineering position" has been exerted by police on their volunteer equivalents.
One volunteer, from Perthshire, with over a decade of experience, is said to have been expelled after he raised concerns over the governance of the Tayside Mountain Rescue Association during an AGM held in 2020.
Tensions have been linked to the practice of paid police rescuers migrating to the volunteer team after retiring but "reducing their availability".
Further claims have been made that charitable funds have been diverted to Tayside away from Highland Perthshire where the majority of call-outs are received.
Plans were mooted to create a base in Perthshire but a decision was later made in favour of Dundee.
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According to a source, it was agreed at the AGM three years ago that a working group would be set up with a code of conduct for members.
However, days after the meeting, the volunteer who had raised concerns about governance was apparently told that he was no longer part of the team.
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