{"alias":"contentPage","byline":null,"standfirst":null,"content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Enquiries Service is led by our Heritage Research Coordinator. Typical enquiries include research into group or district histories, information about Scouts events and identifying objects.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe aim to make an initial response to your enquiry within five to ten working days. If you\u2019d like to\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C/span\u003Econtact us\u003Cspan\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003Eabout an aspect of Scout heritage, please provide us with as much information as possible to aid our research. When making an enquiry about group histories please provide the group name, district, and county/area/region.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThere isn\u2019t a charge for this service, however if you\u2019re able to make a donation to support the ongoing care and development of the Heritage Collection, we do welcome your support. You can\u003Cspan\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://fundraise.scouts.org.uk/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Emake a donation\u003C/a\u003E, and please select Heritage Support from the drop-down menu.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Heritage Service has limited capacity. Therefore, if we believe the enquiry will take a large amount of staff time, we may invite you to visit Gilwell Park to conduct your own\u003Cspan\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003Eresearch visit.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYou can email us at\u00A0\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:heritage@scouts.org.uk\u0022\u003Eheritage@scouts.org.uk\u003C/a\u003E\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EData Protection\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EPlease note that we can only release information about individuals in line with GDPR regulations. This means that we can\u2019t release information about individuals who are still living without their prior consent.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAs we don\u2019t necessarily know whether an individual is deceased, we have a blanket policy that we don\u2019t release data for people under 100 years old.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAs of 2026, this means that we cannot release information about:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EVolunteers after 1946\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EScouts after 1936\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ECubs after 1934\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhere we have group records, such as registration documents, we can release these once we\u2019ve removed all personal data.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EValuations\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EPlease note that the Scout Heritage Service is unable to provide monetary valuations of historic material or memorabilia. This is in accordance with the\u003Cspan\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://www.museumsassociation.org/download?id=1155827\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 data-anchor=\u0022?id=1155827\u0022\u003EMuseums Association\u2019s Code of Ethics\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]}],"config":null}]},"searchDescription":"","pageType":null,"location":null,"browserTitle":"","versionDate":"10 August 2023","reviewDate":"18/07/2023","redirectUrl":"","id":76095,"nodeName":"Heritage Enquiries Service","title":"Heritage Enquiries Service","type":"contentPage","image":null,"assets":null,"headerOptions":{"headerTitle":"Heritage Enquiries Service","headerSubTitle":"The Scouts Heritage Service runs an Enquiries Service to support users with research into the history of Scouting.","headerCta":"","headerCtaText":"","headerCtaLink":"","headerBackgroundColour":"","showSEOImage":false,"headerBackgroundImage":null,"quickLinks":[]},"subHeader":"","silktide":"eyJjbXMiOiJVbWJyYWNvIiwiZWRpdG9yVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wcm9kLWNtcy5zY291dHMub3JnLnVrLy91bWJyYWNvIy9jb250ZW50L2NvbnRlbnQvZWRpdC83NjA5NSJ9","canonicalUrl":"https://www.scouts.org.uk/about-us/our-history/heritage-enquiries-service/"}