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AMENDMENT:  New guidelines for the appointment of Group Presidents added March 2005.

1. Section Assistants

   1. Section Assistants may be appointed as:

      • Colony Assistants;

      • Pack Assistants;

      • Troop Assistants.

   2. Section Assistants are appointed by the Section Leader, with the approval of the Group Scout Leader, subject to the approval of the District Commissioner.

   3. The procedures for the appointment of adults above must be followed.

   4. Section Assistants responsibilities and the duration of appointment are specified by the Section Leader at the time of appointment.

   5. Section Assistants may not carry any responsibility for the management of the Scout Group or Section.

   6. Section Assistants are issued with a Certificate of Appointment which is subject to a five-year review. Section Assistants are not issued with a Warrant.

   7. Section Assistants are encouraged to participate fully in Section Adult Training. Module 1 Essential Information and Module 3 Tools for the Job (Section Leaders) are compulsory requirements.

2. Skills Instructors

   1. Skills Instructors are appointed and retired by the District Commissioner.

   2. Skills Instructors may work with the District, a Group or a Section, subject to the approval of the Appointments sub-Committee.

   3. The procedures for the Appointment of Adults above must be followed.

   4. Skills Instructors are issued with a Certificate of Appointment which will specify the skill. Warrants are not issued.

   5. Skills Instructors are encouraged to participate fully in Section Adult Training. Module 1 Essential Information is a compulsory requirement.

   6. The District Secretary must maintain a record of all current Skills Instructors in the District.

3. Young Leaders (Explorer Scouts)

   1. Explorer Scouts may become Young Leaders in the Beaver Scout, Cub Scout and Scout Sections.

   2. Young Leaders should undertake appropriate training as described in the Young Leaders' Scheme.

   3. A young person under the age of 18 years working with another Section must not have unsupervised access to youth Members.

   4. All Young Leaders are members of a Young Leaders' Explorer Scout Unit (see also Chapter 4).

   5. Members of Girlguiding UK and other young people undertaking the Service Section of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award may work with the Beaver Scout, Cub Scout or Scout Sections, with the agreement of the Section Leader, for a fixed period of time.

   6. These young people should also complete training similar to Young Leaders.

   7. These young people are not Young Leaders and therefore not members of a Young Leaders' Explorer Scout Unit and do not have access to the wider Explorer Scout provision.

4. The Group Chairman

   1. The Group Chairman is nominated by the Group Scout Leader and the appointment is approved by the Group Council at its AGM.

   2. The office of Group Chairman may not be held by a Warranted Leader

Further information for the Group Chairmen can be found in the publication 'Supporting the Group Chairman' available from the Scout Information Centre.

5. The Group Secretary and Treasurer

   1. The Group Secretary and Treasurer are elected by the Group Council at the AGM.

   2. The offices of Group Secretary and Treasurer may not be held by a Warranted Leader.

Further information for the Group Secretary and the Group Treasurer can be found in the publications 'Supporting the Group Secretary' and 'Supporting the Group Treasurer' available from the Scout Information Centre.

6. The Group President

   1. The role of the Group President is to encourage the well-being of Scouting in the Group.

      Please refer to the factsheet FS330080: Guidelines for the Appointment of Group / District / County/Area Honorary Presidents available from the Scout Information Centre.