Actions after Day 0
Actions after Day 0
Escalation Process for Safety, Safeguarding and Criminal Record Check Compliance
Escalations for Safety, Safeguarding and criminal record checks will follow the default Team Leader and then progress up the hierarchical chain. Notifications will not be sent to multiple line managers; each escalation stage has one designated recipient. All escalation messages are issued as in‑system notifications only.
Where one or more Suspension Leads are appointed, escalation notifications will be sent to the Suspension Lead instead of the Lead Volunteer.
Each notification recipient has seven days to arrange compliance or apply a suspension before the escalation automatically progresses to the next level.
If an escalation reaches UKHQ, a suspension will be applied immediately and the default Team Leader or Lead Volunteer will be informed of the action taken.
This can be shown in the table below;
| Day 0 + 1 | Day 0 + 8 | Day 0 + 15 | Day 0 + 22 | Day 0 + 29 | |
| Role | Escalation 1 | Escalation 2 | Escalation 2 | Escalation 3 | Escalation 4 |
| Member in Group | District Lead Volunteer | County Lead Volunteer | Region Lead Volunteer | Country Lead Volunteer | UKHQ |
| Member in District | District Lead Volunteer | County Lead Volunteer | Region Lead Volunteer | Country Lead Volunteer | UKHQ |
| County member | County Lead Volunteer | Region Lead Volunteer | Country Lead Volunteer | UKHQ | / |
| Region member | Country Lead Volunteer | UKHQ | / | / | / |
/ = no further escalation
Where Day 0 for Learning is recorded as:
Existing volunteers - on expiry
New volunteers - 30 days after being added to Membership System with a start date and where Day 0 for Disclosure is recorded as
Existing volunteers - 30 days after expiry (England and Wales), 60 days after expiry (Scotland and N. Ireland)
New volunteers - 30 days after being added to Membership System with a start date (England and Wales), 60 days (N. Ireland)
Guidance for default Team Leaders and Lead Volunteers
Do continue to support and encourage the volunteer to complete their learning or criminal record check application during this period. This could reduce the amount of time that the volunteer remains suspended. There may also be a need for a conversation to establish if the volunteer does plan to complete the required action, or whether they plan to step away from Scouts.
Remember, there's lots of guidance on how to encourage volunteers to continue on their learning journey, and information for Lead Volunteers on their responsibility.