Activity Permit Scheme

The Adventurous Activity Permit Scheme is an internal assessment scheme designed to ensure that all those leading adventurous activities for young people within Scouting have the skills, experience and personal suitability to do so.

This page provides a guide to members wishing to gain an adventurous activity permit.

This page provides an overview for assessors assessing applicants for an adventurous activity permit.

This page provides a guide to Commissioners on their role within the adventurous activity permit scheme.

This page provides a guide to those wishing to become an assessor to assess applicants for adventurous activity permits.

A Clear Process is a resource that aims to explain how to access adventurous activities within Scouting and how you could work towards providing more experiences.

The manager of the activity permit scheme (MAPS) in each county (or area or region (Scotland)) is a way of identifying who is responsible for the management of the activity permit scheme locally.

This guidance is designed to help MAPS (Managers of the Activity Permit Scheme) and County / Area / Region (Scotland) (from now on referred to as County) Commissioners with the self moderation of the adventurous activity permit scheme within their County.

Frequently asked questions for the Activity Permit Scheme.