Child Protection and Health and Safety
The Scout Association's policies, rules, code of behavior, advice on Child Protection and safety policy are there to ensure our young people stay safe whilst the Programme of activities that we provide is fun, exciting and challenging. Most importantly we must also make sure that all activities undertaken are safe.
It is the policy of The Scout Association (and therefore of the Group) to safeguard the welfare of all Members by protecting them from physical, sexual and emotional harm.
The Scout Association is committed to:
All adults aged eighteen or over, no matter what their role or involvement within Scouting, are responsible for putting this policy into practice at all times.
All Leaders and regular helpers have been subjected to, and passed, an enhanced Criminal Record Bureau (CRB) disclosure. In addition all leaders have passed a basic first aid qualification.
However, accidents occasionally can happen, consequently in order to comply with The Scout Association’s own health and safety policy’s we require certain information regarding emergency contacts (next of kin, emergency contact numbers etc.). If this information changes e.g. change of address or phone number please let us know. A general information contact form can be obtained from your leader.
During activities and trips this contact information, including parent or guardian contact information, will be provided to a third party who will not be related to anyone on the activity or trip. This will be the events nominated ‘Home Contact’. If it is necessary to contact you during the event it is likely to be this person who will contact you.
Further information and consent forms will be required for specific activities.
The Group can cope with members that have special needs, however we do need to know of any special requirements, allergies etc. that your child may have.
All information provided is kept in complete confidence. It is normal for us to ask for a new form to be filled in when your child moves sections to ensure that we have up to date information. The only people outside of the Group to have access to any of this information would be a nominated ‘Home Contacts’ during trips or activities.
It is the policy of The Scout Association (and therefore of the Group) to safeguard the welfare of all Members by protecting them from physical, sexual and emotional harm.
The Scout Association is committed to:
- Taking into account in all its considerations and activities the interests and well-being of young people;
- Respecting the rights, wishes and feelings of the young people with whom it is working;
- Taking all reasonable practicable steps to protect them from physical, sexual and emotional abuse, and
- Promoting the welfare of young people and their protection within a relationship of trust.
All adults aged eighteen or over, no matter what their role or involvement within Scouting, are responsible for putting this policy into practice at all times.
All Leaders and regular helpers have been subjected to, and passed, an enhanced Criminal Record Bureau (CRB) disclosure. In addition all leaders have passed a basic first aid qualification.
However, accidents occasionally can happen, consequently in order to comply with The Scout Association’s own health and safety policy’s we require certain information regarding emergency contacts (next of kin, emergency contact numbers etc.). If this information changes e.g. change of address or phone number please let us know. A general information contact form can be obtained from your leader.
During activities and trips this contact information, including parent or guardian contact information, will be provided to a third party who will not be related to anyone on the activity or trip. This will be the events nominated ‘Home Contact’. If it is necessary to contact you during the event it is likely to be this person who will contact you.
Further information and consent forms will be required for specific activities.
The Group can cope with members that have special needs, however we do need to know of any special requirements, allergies etc. that your child may have.
All information provided is kept in complete confidence. It is normal for us to ask for a new form to be filled in when your child moves sections to ensure that we have up to date information. The only people outside of the Group to have access to any of this information would be a nominated ‘Home Contacts’ during trips or activities.
Photographs and Video Footage
The various sections regularly take part in a wide range of activities, organised at a Group, District or County level. Many of these involve challenging activities, which the youngsters involved often like evidence to prove that they have taken part.
In addition, images of the youngsters enjoying themselves can be extremely useful for publicity purposes, internally (e.g. for use on the Group newsletter), externally (sent to local newspapers, ‘Scouting Magazine’ (which is provided to Leaders in Scouting) etc.), and on display boards etc. in the Community Centre. Photographs and video footage of the youngsters in the activities may also be used as a training aid (both adult and youngsters) or as validation of adult training.
At Group events it is relatively easy for the Leaders in charge to take suitable and agreeable photographs of the children involved. At larger events such as District or County events, it is not necessarily possible for the Leader to dictate what photographs might be taken or the specific end use of the photographs. However as the photographs would be taken as part of a Scouting event they would need to comply with The Scout Association’s Child Protection Policy, as would photographs or video images taken during Group events.
Please ask if you have any questions concerning this. If we wish to use photos for any other purposes we will seek your permission. There is a form at the end of this pack, please fill it in as appropriate, sign to say that you accept it and return.
In addition, images of the youngsters enjoying themselves can be extremely useful for publicity purposes, internally (e.g. for use on the Group newsletter), externally (sent to local newspapers, ‘Scouting Magazine’ (which is provided to Leaders in Scouting) etc.), and on display boards etc. in the Community Centre. Photographs and video footage of the youngsters in the activities may also be used as a training aid (both adult and youngsters) or as validation of adult training.
At Group events it is relatively easy for the Leaders in charge to take suitable and agreeable photographs of the children involved. At larger events such as District or County events, it is not necessarily possible for the Leader to dictate what photographs might be taken or the specific end use of the photographs. However as the photographs would be taken as part of a Scouting event they would need to comply with The Scout Association’s Child Protection Policy, as would photographs or video images taken during Group events.
Please ask if you have any questions concerning this. If we wish to use photos for any other purposes we will seek your permission. There is a form at the end of this pack, please fill it in as appropriate, sign to say that you accept it and return.