AMENDMENT: new awards added Jan 2006'; Addition of 70 Year Long Service decoration and clarification of service entitling the award.
Five and ten year Service Certificates are awarded to Members and Associate Members of the Association who have given, respectively, five and ten years service while holding adult appointments.
The Certificates are not accompanied by any insignia or emblem.
The Long Service Decoration, which consists of a cloth emblem or brooch with a white knot, is granted to Members and Associate Members of the Association who have given 15 years service while holding adult appointments.
A Bar to the Long Service Decoration, which consists of a cloth emblem or brooch with a green arrowhead badge superimposed on a white knot, is granted to Members and Associate Members of the Association who have given a total of 25 years service while holding adult appointments.
The Chief Scout's Long Service Decoration, which consists of a cloth emblem or brooch with a red arrowhead badge superimposed on a white knot, is granted to Members and Associate Members who have given a total of 40 years service while holding adult appointments.
The Chief Scout's 50 year Long Service Decoration, which consists of a cloth emblem or brooch with a blue arrowhead badge superimposed on a white knot, is granted to Members and Associate Members who have given a total of 50 years service while holding adult appointments.
The Chief Scout's 60 year Long Service Decoration, which consists of a cloth emblem or brooch with a gold arrowhead badge superimposed on a white knot, is granted to Members and Associate Members who have given a total of 60 years service while holding adult appointments.
The Chief Scout's 70 Year Long Service Decoration, which consists of a cloth emblem or brooch with a purple arrowhead badge superimposed on a white knot, is granted to Members and Associate Members who have given a total of 70 years service while holding adult appointments.
Qualifying service for the above certificates and decorations need not be continuous.
Any service given whilst holding an adult appointment whilst a member of the UK Scout Association counts towards the service Awards in both warranted and non-warranted appointments. This includes service such as helper, Secretary, Executive member etc. However, this does not cover service whilst in a training role such as Rover Scout (or Mate) or Scout Network. However, if an adult appointment were held concurrently, this service would count.
Overseas service with another Scout Association does not count towards service. However active service whilst part of British Groups Abroad or British Scouts Western Europe is recognised.
