AMENDMENT: Amendments resulting from review of Nights Away Permit Scheme Sept 2007.
A Leader or other adult leading a camp or residential experience involving young people under 18 years old must:
hold a valid Nights Away Permit;
have the prior agreement of the young person's Section Leader;
as a minimum, attend the event during the time that provision is made for young people to be sleeping overnight. They remain responsible for the event at all times;
ensure the relevant notification is made, as per Rule 9.57l.
The District Commissioner is responsible for:
the issue of Nights Away Permits in accordance with the application, assessment and approval process and content of the appropriate factsheet;
suspension or withdrawal of Nights Away Permits as per Rule 9.58;
the standards of all camping and residential experiences taking place in the District and may cancel an event, if judged necessary;
appointing one, or more, Nights Away Advisers in accordance with the process and content of the appropriate factsheet.
County Commissioners have these responsibilities for events and permits issued by the County.
For large scale events there needs to be a permit holder responsible for each residential group. There is no limit to the number of groups that a permit holder can be responsible for, but they remain responsible for the standard of the event for each group.
All groups undertaking a nights away event must have immediate access to someone holding First Response. This need not be the permit holder.
The requirement to have completed a First Response course is waived for holders of a valid First Aid qualification, where the syllabus equals or exceeds that of a First Response course, including hypothermia and hyperthermia training.
