Policies

As part of a federated charity we are made up of a number of different places we take our guidance from which includes the Charities Commission, The Scout Association and local polices.

19th Whitley bay (Earsdon) key policies

We have a number of key policies, documented in Policy, Organisation and Rules, which all members must stick to.

Policy, Organisation and Rules (POR) contains all of the rules and policies that those in Scouts need to follow. It includes information on our structure, activities, awards, and how to deal with any difficult situations. Read Policy, Organisation and Rules (POR).

Our key policies are:

Complaints Policy
Data Protection Policy
Data Retention Policy
Equality, diversity and inclusion policy
Employee Privacy Notice
Recruitment & Selection Policy
Religious Policy
Safeguarding Policy
Volunteer Anti-Bullying and Harassment Policy
Youth Member Anti-Bullying Policy
Whistleblowing Policy
Scout Policy, Organisation and Rules

NOTE: The order of Key Policies in this section is alphabetical and infers no order of importance nor priority; they are all equal.

In the first part if you have an issue regarding 19th Whitley Bay (Eardson), please contact the Group Lead Volunteer (19thwhitley.gsl@gmail.com ), if for any reason you don’t feel comfortable with this being dealt with within the Group please contact the local District Lead Volunteer (michael.munro@northumberlandscouts.org.uk) or the Scout Information Centre (support@scouts.org.uk).

For more information regarding our Complaints Procedure including a template that you can use to help raise your concern.