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AMENDMENT:  Chapter 15 rewritten.

1. At the end of a period of suspension the District Commissioner and Group Scout Leader / Explorer Scout Leader must determine if a return to Scouting is appropriate. Advice should be sought from the relevant Field Development Officer, Field Commissioner or Country HQ and where a statutory authority has been involved, advice must be sought from that body.

   Possible outcomes following a period of suspension would include:

   • Reinstatement

   • Reinstatement with conditions

   • Dismissal

2. The dismissal of a young person (whether following a suspension or not) must follow Rules 15.9 - 15.10.