November 2026. The advice on reporting incidents from The Scout Association has recently been updated. For full information please see POR (click here to see the details in POR 7.4 Incident Reporting). Our County has updated our process further following the change at Headquarters. The new process includes the need to report “near misses” as much as incidents.
Groups and Districts are advised to display this QR Code Poster clearly in their Scout premises and to keep a copy in all First Aid boxes.
This should be used to report all Near Misses and Reportable Safety Incidents. The data from these reports are now to County and will be cascaded.
For Scout Association advice on emergencies and reporting safety incidents please read this webpage.
The Scout Association process is that minor (non-reportable) incidents are to be recorded locally ONLY via the chosen local
process. This could be a digital record or a paper record, as needed and following local data protection/retention policies.
To note:
- Incidents occurring to other users of Scout premises should also be recorded locally and reviewed alongside scouting incidents.
- Incidents occurring away from Scout premises should be similarly recorded and reviewed.
- Incidents & Near Misses reported to The Scout Association should ALSO be recorded and reviewed locally.
Our County have produced a flow chart (downloadable below) to summarise the new process.