Appointments
Holding an Appointments Panel
The team at HQ have created guidance which can be found
here .
To support Appointments Committee and Panel meetings to take place virtually, all members now have access to Teams.
If you haven’t accessed Teams yet,
click here to find out how to do that.
What roles require an Appointments Panel
Follow the link to find out more about the
Appointment Process .
If you would like to know which roles require an appointment panel check out this
useful guide .
DBS Checks for new volunteers
At the moment DBS checks cannot be completed for Scouts.
It is still possible to recruit, just make sure that a non DBS adult is not left alone online with the young people
DBS checks for existing volunteers
You maybe have received recently, or will soon receive, an email from the Scout Association advising you that your DBS check is overdue and non-completion could lead to your membership being suspended.
Please disregard this message and any subsequent reminders. You will not be suspended, even though your DBS has expired.
Early in March the decision was made to stop DBS checking to relieve the pressure on the local Police service and Scout Association staff who are working from home. No members will be suspended in the current situation.
Unfortunately, it was not possible to reprogram the membership admin system to stop sending these emails but you are assured your membership status is secure.
To get a new DBS
Once checks begin again, the tentative arrangements are that everyone with an out of date DBS will be invited to renew it when normal face to face Scouting activity resumes and you will have 90 days from that date to arrange a renewal before suspension is considered.
You can make contact with your line manager at that time to arrange a new DBS check.