AMENDMENT: Jan 2006 Update to Emergency contact numbers and revised references to the Duty Press Officer.; Minor change in wording.
Headquarters (via the Scout Information Centre) must be informed immediately. If any person, whether a Member of the Movement or not:
suffers personal injury (where injury necessitates treatment by a doctor, dentist or at a hospital);
requires rescuing (where rescue involves any Emergency Service, i.e. Police, Fire, Ambulance, Mountain Rescue or Coastguard);
dies in the course of, or arising out of, a Scout activity or while on, or in conjunction with, any Scout property.
If an accident during a Scout activity results in third party damage, Headquarters must be informed immediately.
On receipt of this information Headquarters will issue the necessary instructions and an incident report forms.
In the event of any injury or fatality, or damage to third party property, no admission of liability must be made unless advised by Headquarters.
