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Any disagreements between adults in a Scout Group must be referred to the Group Scout Leader.

If the Group Scout Leader is unable to resolve the disagreement, or if personally involved in it, the matter must be referred to the District Commissioner.

The following procedures are to be used only if informal efforts to resolve disagreements have been made and failed.

Disagreements arising between any of the following must be referred to the District Commissioner and the District Executive Committee:

• the Scouters of a Group and the Group Executive Committee or the Group Scout Council;

• the Group Executive Committee and the Group Scout Council;

• adult Members or Associate Members in the Scout Group or different Scout Groups in the same District.

The District Commissioner may appoint a conciliator from outside the Group who must meet all parties and prepare a report for the District Commissioner. Guidance is provided in the publication The Appointment of Adults in Scouting.

If the District Commissioner and District Executive Committee are unable to resolve the disagreement the matter must be referred to the County Commissioner for a decision which must be accepted as final by all parties.

In the case of a Sponsored Group, the Sponsoring Authority must be consulted.

In the event of a disagreement between the Sponsoring Authority of a Sponsored Group and the Group Scout Leader, Group Executive Committee or Group Council, the matter must be referred to the District Commissioner and the District Executive Committee.

All the parties to the disagreement must be given reasonable opportunity to state their case.