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Rule 9.3 Home Contact
a. For all activities which take Members away from their home area a Home Contact (or contacts) must be appointed for each party.
b. The Home Contact(s) must:
• be contactable day and night;
• not be related to or emotionally involved with any member of the party;
• be in possession of the names and addresses of the next of kin of each member of the party and how to contact them;
• know how to contact the party and home Scout authorities;
• be aware of the outline plans for the activity.
Further details are contained in the factsheet FS120078 Home Contact available from the Scout Information Centre.