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Safeguarding.
This page is a stub for the trustee preview. The full safeguarding statement will be drafted before launch and reviewed by the trustee board.
Our framework
The 63rd Bristol Scouts follows the safeguarding framework set by The Scouts Association, the UK's biggest mixed youth organisation.
Read the Scouts UK safeguarding framework.
Our people
- Every adult volunteer in a regulated role is DBS-checked.
- All adult volunteers complete the Scouts mandatory safeguarding training, refreshed at the cadence Scouts requires.
- The Trustee Board has named oversight of safeguarding at Group level.
Raising a concern
If a child is at immediate risk, call 999.
For non-urgent safeguarding concerns about Scouts, contact our Group's safeguarding lead via contact@63rdbristolscouts.org.uk. We will respond promptly and confidentially.
You can also contact The Scouts Association's safeguarding team directly: see the link above.