Staying safe and safeguarding

Check out our guidance on what to do in case of an incident, including first aid and reporting.

Doing things safely is fundamental to everything we do at Scouts. 

A risk assessment's important to help you minimise risks, both before and during an activity or event. 

The people they live with or schools will usually be the first port of call for many of the issues that young people face.

However, it may be that volunteers finds themselves needing to discuss some of these issues.

As adults in Scouts, the safety of young people is our priority.

You can take a look at our Safe Scouting cards.

Our policy at Scouts is to safeguard the welfare of all members. We do this by protecting them from neglect and from physical, sexual and emotional harm.

Find out how to report a safeguarding concern here.