The Council consists of:
Ex officio members
- President;
- Chief Scout;
- Treasurer;
- Chief Executive;
- National Commissioners;
- Chairmen of National Boards;
- Chief Commissioners of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland;
- International Commissioner;
- Chief Commissioners of Overseas Branches;
- County Commissioners.
Nominated Members
Each Scout County and each Overseas Branch may nominate members to the Council.
Each County or Overseas Branch may have one Nominated Member for every 10,000 Members or part thereof declared by the County or Branch at the time of the annual census taken prior to the nomination.
A Nominated Member serves for three years unless another is nominated in the member's place.
Salaried officials employed by County Scout Councils may be nominated, but persons in the full-time employment of Headquarters are not eligible for nomination.
Nominated Youth Representative
Each Scout County may nominate one youth representative to the Council.
The Nominated Youth Representative must be a Member of the Association in the nominating County.
On nomination the representative must have passed his 18th birthday but not reached his 24th birthday at the date of the annual census.
A Nominated Youth Representative serves for three years unless another representative is nominated in the representative's place or the representative has reached his 25th birthday at the time of the County Annual General Meeting.
Salaried officials employed by County Scout Councils may be nominated, but persons in the full-time employment of Headquarters are not eligible for nomination.
Elected Members
The Council may include up to sixty other persons of whom not more than three may be full-time employees of The Scout Association.
These Members are elected by the Council at the Annual General Meeting of the Council.
Elected members serve for three years.
