Updates from the Safety Team
Safety culture is the shared values, beliefs, and everyday behaviours that determine how we approach risk and safety. Often summarized as "how we do things around here", it means prioritising safety naturally - even when no one is watching.
On this page you will find helpful, current information for Safety Advisers and other Leads to help you stay up to date in your role and give you tools to be more effective in creating a positive safety culture.
The latest safety notice is relevant for All Volunteers, specifically Lead Volunteers and Chair of Trustee boards re: CO risks
Changes to POR and guidance are listed on our Activity and Safety Updates page
The following case studies can help you to understand how and why incidents happen with real-life examples
The Office for Product Safety and Standards produces and shares safety alerts, reports and recalls for unsafe products
How to access incident data
It is important to ensure that you allocate your County Safety Adviser and District Safety Lead the correct accreditation on MyMembership, or they may not receive specific information, offers of support, or details relevant to their role.
- County Safety Adviser should be in the County Leadership entitlement team and have the Safety Adviser accreditation added to their role
- District Safety Leads should be in the District Leadership entitlement team and have the Safety Lead accreditation added to their role
Access to County Incident Reports
County Safety Advisers can access a monthly incident report through a unique OneDrive link sent to them and to the County Lead Volunteer. The folder is automatically updated with the previous month’s report during the first few days of each month.
If you have not received or do not have access to this folder, please contact [email protected]
County Lead Volunteers have access to a County-level incident Power BI dashboard provided by the Data & Insights team at Scouts HQ. They can access this using their @scouts.org.uk email address and the link shared with them.
How to book onto webinars and events
We’re excited to revitalise our support for volunteers who hold a Safety Adviser accreditation by introducing a series of webinars throughout 2026.
You can register or watch the recording back, by clicking on the links below.
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10 Feb |
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9 Mar |
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21 Apr |
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22 Apr |
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14 May |
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10 Jun |
Safety Adviser Update meeting |
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9 Sep |
Safety sharing session |
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12 Oct |
Safety sharing session |
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19 Nov |
Safety Update session |
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1 Dec |
Safety sharing session |
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2027 5 - 7 Mar |
CSA meet up @ Overstone Campsite, NN6 0AF |
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If you would like to deliver a session (30 minutes/1 hour) then you can drop us an email on [email protected]
How to access learning tools
The following resources are available for you to download and use with your Teams:
There is also a ‘Leading on Safety’ course available on Scouts My Learning that might be useful for some roles.
Newly appointed Safety Advisers' are offered a call with a member of the Safety Team to help induct them into their new role. This offer is also available to 'old hands' who are interested to learn more about the Safety Team and how it supports Scouts. Please email [email protected] to request a Safety Adviser induction, and one of the team will contact you to arrange a date and time.
How to stay in touch
You can stay in touch with colleagues by joining the Safety Advisers WhatsApp community.
You can contact the Safety Team to ask questions, raise concerns or request help at an event by emailing [email protected]