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The Adventurous Activity Permit Scheme is an internal assessment scheme designed to ensure that all those leading nights away events for young people within Scouting have the skills, experience and personal suitability to do so. Full details of the scheme can be found here.

In September 2007 updates to the Nights Away Permit Scheme were announced following a review of how successfully the scheme had been implemented. You can find a summary of those updates here.

You can also find a presentation, with notes, detailing the updates here. Please feel free to use this when letting others know about the updates.

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Full details of the Adventurous Activity Permit Scheme can be found in the factsheets below. This includes factsheets for specific roles such as Commissioner and Applicant.

• FS120800 Nights Away Permit Scheme
• FS120801 Nights Away Permit Scheme - Applicants' Guide
• FS120802 Nights Away Permit Scheme - Assessment Guide
• FS120803 Nights Away Permit Scheme - Commissioners' Guide
• FS120804 Nights Away Permit Scheme - Nights Away Adviser

There is also an Assessment Checklist that the Nights Away Adviser using to assess any applicants for nights away permits.

• AC120990 Assessment Checklist for a Nights Away Permit

To apply for a Nights Away Permit you will need to contact your Nights Away Adviser. If required here is an application form that can be filled in online for attaching to emails, or printed out and filled in by hand.

• Application Form
• Second Sheet (if required)

The Nights Away Notification Form (Form NAN) can also be filled in online for attaching to emails, or printed out and filled in by hand.

• Form NAN

As well as being available from the Scout Information Centre, nights away permit holders can download a nights away passport to use for young people led nights away events.

• Nights Away Passport

An adults guide to camping, holidays, expeditions and sleepovers

Nights Away provides everything you need to know for enjoying the outdoors and taking young people away safely and with confidence. Aimed at all adults in Scouting, it provides advice on the best equipment to take, ways of preparing your staff and how to make the most of your time away. Illustrated in full colour throughout, and with its own smart binder, Nights Away is the definitive guide to camping and the outdoors produced by the people most famous for it!

This resource can be ordered from the Scout Information Centre.

Find answers to frequently asked questions about the Nights Away Permit Scheme.

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