Probe into private schools' charity status

SCOTLAND'S charity watchdog is to investigate up to 50 private schools over whether they should continue to be classified as charities.

The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) will pore over the accounts of schools such as Edinburgh's Fettes College to see if they provide "benefit" to the public. Failure to meet adequate standards could result in independent schools being struck off the industry's register.

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