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Section Teams

4b.1.1.1 Membership and purpose 
Each section has a Section Team, comprising a Section Team Leader and Section Team Members.  There may also be Young Leader(s) working with the Section Team.   

The Section Team Leader role may be held jointly by more than one volunteer. 

It is strongly encouraged that each Section Team is comprised of more than one gender. 

The Section Team is responsible for planning and delivering the section’s programme and for the management of the section.  

4b.1.1.2 Young Leaders
Young Leaders may work with the Squirrel, Beaver, Cub and Scout sections. They are also members of the Section Team. They are full Section Team members in all respects but remain the responsibility of the Section Team Leader and must adhere to POR 4b.2.

Responsibility for allocating Young Leaders to sections rests with the District 14-24 Team and responsibility for the training of Young Leaders also rests with the District 14-24 Team.

4b.1.1.3 Helpers
Additional persons aged over 18, including parents and subject experts from the community, may be used by the Section Team on a regular or occasional basis to help with delivery of the section’s programme. These helpers are not members of the Section Team. These helpers must conform to the helper requirements detailed in POR 16.1.4.  

4b.1.1.4 Effective links 
It is the responsibility of Section Teams to actively maintain effective links with other local Section Team Leaders and the Scout Network. This can be supported by the District Programme Team. 

4b.1.1.5 No sub-teams 
Section Teams must operate as a single entity and must not have sub-teams. 

4b.1.1.6 Full appointment required
As a minimum, at least one adult member of a Section Team with a full appointment must be present.  

If no adult member of a Section Team with a full appointment can attend a section activity, POR 9a.1.2.2 must be followed.

4b.1.1.7 Risk assessments
For all Scouts activities, a risk assessment must be carried out (POR 9a.1.1.2(g)).  

This risk assessment must not override:  

  1. the minimum requirements required by the activity rules in POR Chapters 9a and 9b
  2. the minimum ratios shown in POR 9a.1.2. 

4b.1.1.8 Data protection 
Members of each Section Team must individually and collectively meet the Data Protection requirements outlined in POR 2a.3, including compliance with their Scout unit’s data protection and data retention policies.