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Document Category: Policies


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Policies ~ SOP Woodbadge Pin

Effective from: January 19th 2025

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Policy ~ BOD-01 Finance Handbook 20240705

Amended: July 5th 2024

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Policy ~ BOD-MA-001 Scouting Ireland Membership Policy

Issued: November 2020, Next Review Date: November 2021

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Policy ~ BOD-MA-002 Scouting Ireland Suspension Without Prejudice

Issued: March 22nd 2019, Amended: September 22nd 2019, Next Review Date: September 2021

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Policy ~ BOD-PC-001 Protocol for Election of an Interim Provincial Commissioner

Issued: January 15th 2022, Next Review Date: January 2023

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Policy ~ BOD-PC-001 Provincial Commissioner Election and Appointment

Issued: January 2022, Updated: April 2025, Next Review Date: April 2028

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Policy ~ BOD-RM01 Risk Management

Issued: November 29th 2009, Updated: March 11th 2017, Next Review Date: March 2020 – Establishes a Risk Management Advisory Team and a Risk Management Assessment Advisory Panel – Issued by the National Management Committee – Unclear if it has been withdrawn of adopted by the Board

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Policy ~ Corporate Safety Statement 20250828

Issued: May 2nd 2020, Updated: August 8th 2025

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Policy ~ Equality Statement 20240517

Issued: May 17th 2024, Next Review Date: May 17th 2029

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Policy ~ SID 101-13 Finance Support Team – Terms of Reference

Issued: June 16th 2013, Amended: June 11th 2016, Next Review Date: June 2019 – Issued by the National Management Committee – Unclear if it has been withdrawn of approved by the Board

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Policy ~ SID 102-13 Conflict of Interest Policy

Issued: June 2013 – Refers to the National Management Committee – unclear if it has been withdrawn or adopted by the Board

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Policy ~ SID 104-13 Equality, Diversity and Inclusiveness Policy

Issued: September 21st 2013, Amended: February 22nd 2015 – Issued by the National Management Committee – unclear if it has been withdrawn or adopted by the Board

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Policy ~ SID 114-14 Scouting Ireland Graphics and Publications Policy

Issued: June 2014 –  Issued by the National Management Committee – unclear if it has been withdrawn or adopted by the Board

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Policy ~ SID 116-14 Capital Expenditure Approval Process

Issued: Sept 2014 – Issued by the National Management Committee – unclear if it has been withdrawn or adopted by the Board

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Policy ~ SID 123-15 Whistle Blower Policy

Issued: Mar 2015 – Issued by the National Management Committee – unclear if it has been withdrawn or adopted by the Board

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Policy ~ SID 124-15 Risk Management Policy

Issued: June 2015 – Establishes the principles of Risk Management for the organisation and introduces the Risk Management Framework – Issued by the National Management Committee – unclear if it has been withdrawn or adopted by the Board

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Policy ~ SID 124A-15 Risk Management Framework

Issued: June 2015 – Needs updating to reflect change of structures since Oct 2018 – Issued by the National Management Committee – unclear if it has been withdrawn or adopted by the Board

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Policy ~ SID 125-15 Audit and Risk Management Committee ~ Terms of Reference (D)

Issued: March 25th 2015, Amended: January 9th 2019, Next Review Date: July 2019 – Amended by the Board of Directors when they established an Audit & Risk Management Committee after the EGM in Oct 2018

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Policy ~ SID 128-15 Den Development Grant Committee ~ Terms of Reference

Issued: Aug 2015 – Issued by the National Management Committee – unclear if it has been withdrawn or adopted by the Board

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Policy ~ SID 13-03 Role and Function of the Scout Group

Issued: Dec 2003 – Superseded by the Scout Group Constitution and the Scout Group Charter

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Policy ~ SID 136-16 Third Level Rover Clubs & Societies Network

Issued: January 19th 2016 – Issued by the National Management Committee – Unclear if it has been withdrawn of adopted by the Board

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Policy ~ SID 139-16 Anti-Fraud Policy

Issued: February 13th 2016 – Issued by the National Management Committee – Unclear if it has been withdrawn of approved by the Board

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Policy ~ SID 17-04 The Scout Province

Issued: Jan 2004 – Needs to be updated to reflect National Organisation changes since October 2018 – Issued by the National Management Committee – Still being referred to from the roles description of Provincial Commissioner and other Provincial roles.

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Policy ~ SID 33-04 Education Proposal

Issued: Sep 2004 – Issued by the National Management Committee – Unclear if it has been withdrawn of approved by the Board

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Policy ~ SID 37-05 International Partnerships

Issued: July 2005 – Seems to be out of date, perhaps it should be withdrawn or updated

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Policy ~ SID 40-05 Reporting Procedures

Extract from the Gode of Good Practice, now superseded by this extract from the Child Safety and Child Protection Policy

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Policy ~ SID 44-06 Parents and Friends Support Group

Issued: July 2006 – Superseded by the Scout Group Constitution and the membership Policy

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Policy ~ SID 58-10 Policy on Closed and Inactive Scout Groups

Issued: May 2010 – Issued by the National Management Committee – Unclear if it has been withdrawn or adopted by the Board

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Policy ~ SID 59-10 Policy on Grants for Scout Den Development

Issued: May 2010 – Issued by the National Management Committee – Unclear if it has been withdrawn or adopted by the Board

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Policy ~ SID 60-10 Policy on Annual Registration Fee, Rebates and Grants

Adopted: May 15th 2011, Amended: June 14th 2014 – Issued by the National Management Committee – Unclear if it has been withdrawn or adopted by the Board

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Policy ~ SID 64-10 Scout Method Policy

Adopted: September 18th 2010 – Issued by the National Management Committee – Unclear if it has been withdrawn or adopted by the Board

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Policy ~ SID 67-10 Contracts Policy

Adopted: September 18th 2010 – Issued by the National Management Committee – Unclear if it has been withdrawn or adopted by the Board

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Policy ~ SID 68-10 Expenses Policy

Adopted: September 18th 2010 – Issued by the National Management Committee – Unclear if it has been withdrawn or adopted by the Board

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Policy ~ SID 70-10 Capital Expenditure Policy

Adopted: September 18th 2010, Amended: November 27th 2010 – Issued by the National Management Committee – Unclear if it has been withdrawn or adopted by the Board

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Policy ~ SID 76-11 Data Protection Policy

Issued: August 2021

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Policy ~ SID 78-11 CEO Recruitment Process

Issued: March 12th 2011, Amended: November 26th 2011 – Issued by the National Management Committee – Unclear if it has been withdrawn or adopted by the Board

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Policy ~ SID 83-11 Scouting Ethical Living Educational Policy

Issued: Sept 2011 – Issued by the National Management Committee – Unclear if it has been withdrawn or adopted by the Board

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Policy ~ SID 83A-11 Scouting Ethical Living Educational Guidelines

Issued: Sept 2011 – Issued by the National Management Committee – Unclear if it has been withdrawn or adopted by the Board

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Policy ~ SID 85-11 Water Safety Policy

Issued: Nov 2011 – Issued by the National Management Committee – Unclear if it has been withdrawn or adopted by the Board

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Policy ~ SID 87-12 Funeral Guidelines

Issued: Jan 2012 – Describes an appropriate approach for Scout attendance at funerals for a number of the major religions in Ireland at the time, as well as some general guidelines – Issued by the National Management Committee, seems to have been adopted by the Board as  it now appears in the Documents section at scouts.ie

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Policy ~ SID 92-12 Provincial Management Support Group ~ Terms of Reference

Issued: June 16th 2012, Amended: May 14th 2016, Next Review Date: May 2019 – Not in use since October 2018 – Issued by the National Management Committee – Unclear if it has been withdrawn by the Board

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Policy ~ SID 93-12 Policy on Girls and Boys, Women and Men in Scouting Ireland

Issued: Nov 2012 – Issued by the National Management Committee – Unclear if it has been withdrawn or adopted by the Board

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Policy ~ SID-AF02 Policy on Documents and Records

Issued: February 21st 2004, Amended: January 7th 2017, Next Review Date: January 2020 – Issued by the National Management Committee – Unclear if it has been withdrawn by the Board

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Policy ~ SID-AR02 Adults Working with Young People

Issued: Oct 2017 – Appears to have been superseded by BOD-SG-002 Code of Behaviour to Assist Adults Engaging With Children in Scouting and BOD-MA-001 Membership Policy

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Policy ~ SID-CCD01 Grievance and Disputes Policy

Issued: July 16th 2021, Next Review Date: July 2022 – Provides a structured approach to resolving Grievance amicably, and a more formal Disputes process for addressing unresolved or escalated Grievances

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Policy ~ SID-CCD01A Grievance and Disputes Procedures

Issued: July 16th 2021, Next Review Date: July 2022 – The Procedures to implement the Policy

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Policy ~ SID-CCD02 Conflict Resolution Policy and Guidelines

Issued: November 11th 2017, Amended: November 18th 2018, Next Review Date: November 2021 – Provides a framework for resolving conflict amicably and informally, unresolved conflict may need to be addressed as a Grievance

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Policy ~ SID-CCD03 Disputes Policy (Youth Members Under 18)

Issued: November 11th 2017, Amended: January 11th 2020, Next Review Date: January 2023 – Sets out that such disputes should be dealt with within the Scout Group, and how

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Policy ~ SID-CCD04 Disciplinary Policy

Issued: July 16th 2021, Next Review Date: July 2022- Provides for a Disciplinary Procedure to respond to complaints of breach of Scouting discipline

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Policy ~ SID-CCD04A Disciplinary Procedures

Issued: July 16th 2021, Next Review Date: July 2022 – The Procedures to implement the Policy

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Policy ~ SID-CR01 Constitution of Scouting Ireland (the company) amended 2022

Amended: Sept 2022 – Company Constitution (Scouting Ireland Services clg)

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Policy ~ SID-CR01 Constitution of Scouting Ireland (the company) amended 2024

Amended: February 2024 – Company Constitution

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Policy ~ SID-CR01 Constitution of Scouting Ireland (the Company) October 2018

October 2018

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Policy ~ SID-EQ01 Policy on Promoting Cultural Diversity

Issued: May 26th 2007, Amended: February 10th 2018, Next Review Date: February 2021 – Issued by the National Management Committee – Unclear if it has been withdrawn or adopted by the Board

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Policy ~ SID-MA03 County Appointment Descriptions

Issued: November 1st 2003, Amended: May 1st 2017, Next Review Date: May 2020 – Issued by the National Management Committee, seems to be in use still – Needs to be amended to reflect national organisation and policy changes since October 2018

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Policy ~ SID-MA04 Appointing a Temporary Group Leader or County Commissioner

Issued: February 22nd 2015, Amended: May 13th 2017, Next Review: May 2020  – Issued by the National Management Committee – Unclear if it has been withdrawn or adopted by the Board

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Policy ~ SID-PL01 Promise and Law

Issued: January 29th 2011, Amended: March 10th 2018, Next Review Date: March 2021 – Issued by the National Management Committee – Unclear if it has been withdrawn or adopted by the Board

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Policy ~ SID-SC01 The Scout County

Issued: November 1st 2003, Amended: March 11th 2017, Next Review Date: March 2020 – Issued by the National Management Committee – Seems to be still in use – Needs to be updated to reflect national organisation changes since October 2018

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Policy ~ SID-SG01 Group Appointment Descriptions

Issued: November 27th 2003, Amended: March 11th 2017, Next Review Date: Mach 2020 – Needs to be amended to reflect national organisation and policy changes since October 2018 – Issued by the National Management Committee – Seems to be in use still

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Policy ~ SID-SL01 Spiritual and Religious Policy

Issued: March 31st 2007, Amended: October 2nd 2018, Next Review Date: February 2021 – Issued by the National Management Committee – Unclear if it has been withdrawn or adopted by the Board – Refers to a National Team that is no longer in existance

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Policy ~ SID-UN01 Uniform Policy

Issued: August 14th 2004, Amended: October 10th 2015 – Issued by the National Management Committee – Unclear if it has been withdrawn or adopted by the Board

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Policy ~ SID-YP01 Youth Involvement Policy

Issued: December 14th 2003, Amended: February 10th 2018, Next Review Date: February 2021 – Issued by the National Management Committee – Unclear if it has been withdrawn or adopted by the Board

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Policy ~ SID-YP03 Youth Programme Abroad Policy

Issued: February 19th 2011, Amended: March 10th 2018, Next Review Date: March 2021 – Issued by the National Management Committee – Unclear if it has been withdrawn or adopted by the Board

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Policy ~ SID-YP04 Youth Programme Abroad Guidelines

Issued: February 19th 2011, Amended: March 10th 2018, Next Review Date: March 2021 – Issued by the National Management Committee – Unclear if it has been withdrawn or adopted by the Board

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Policy ~ SID-YP05 Camping and Adventures in the Out of Doors Policy

Issued: February 19th 2011, Amended: March 10th 2018, Next Review Date: March 2021 – Issued by the National Management Committee – Unclear if it has been withdrawn or adopted by the Board

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Policy ~ SID-YP06 Camping and Adventures in the Out of Doors Guidelines

Issued: February 19th 2011, Amended: March 10th 2018, Next Review Date: March 2021 – Issued by the National Management Committee – Unclear if it has been withdrawn or adopted by the Board

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Policy ~ SID-YP07 Health Promotion Policy

Issued: Feb 2018 – Issued by the National Management Committee – Unclear if it has been withdrawn or adopted by the Board

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Policy ~ SOP-COM01 Editing and Proofreading Publications Procedure

Amended: Jan 2017 – Issued by the National Management Committee – Unclear if it has been withdrawn by the Board

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Policy ~ TOR-SUB04 Disputes Resolution and Appeals Panel Terms of Reference

Issued: July 8th 2017, Amended: September 22nd 2019, Next Review Date: November 2021

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Policy ~ TOR-SUB13 Disciplinary Panel ~ Terms of Reference

Issued: June 2019, Amended: December 2019, Next Review Date: June 2022

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Policy ~ TOR-SUB14 Investigation Officer ~ Terms of Reference

Issued: December 2019, Amended: Jan 2020, Next Review Date: January 2023

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Policy ~ World Adults in Scouting Policy

2018 version circulated by Scouting Ireland May 2026, replaces 2011 version

Select the link to see the current version at scout.org

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Scout County Finance Handbook
Issued: September 2017
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Scout Group Finance Handbook
Issued: September 2017
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VSG-AAP-001 National Awards Policy
Issued: July 2nd 2020, Amended: November 10th 2024, Next Review Date: October 2026
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This site was assembled in December 2022 by Maelíosa (Milly) DeBuitléar from the latest information in the public domain at the time and it has been updated periodically since. Although it contains information relating to Scouting Ireland, it is not approved by the Board or the Management of that organisation. As some of the base information seems somewhat dated, there is a possibility of errors, omissions, or inaccuracies. If you are aware of any such defect perhaps you would drop an email to us at info@irelandscouts.ie so that steps can be taken to rectify the matter.