 In the letter the Chief Scout expresses his intention to resign from his position, effective from "12.00 midnight on Sunday 28 September 2008".Due to the resignation of Martin Burbridge the National Management Committee appointed Michael John Shinnick, the then Chief Commissioner for Adult Resources, as Scouting Ireland's second Chief Scout in September 2008.He was elected by National Council in March 2009 and re-elected in 2012 for a term to end in 2015.