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Of the 7,427 Scout Network members, 5,448 also have another \u2018adult\u2019 role (in a Section leadership, Governance, Leadership or Support role). This means the total number of Network members is 12,875.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E2. Explorer Scout Young Leaders (aged 14\u201317) are included in the Explorer Scout numbers above. However, they\u2019re also counted as members of Section Leadership Teams, so they\u2019re included in the total Section Leadership Teams membership of 98,268.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E3. Leadership roles are responsible for effective operation of their charity (the Scout Group, the Scout District, County, Nations), so we can meet our charitable objectives. They are Group Scout Leaders, District Explorer Scout Commissioners and District Scout Network Commissioners, District Commissioners, County Commissioners, Area Commissioners (Wales), Region Commissioners (Scotland), Island Commissioners, Bailiwick Commissioners and Branch Commissioners (where formally part of our federated structure).\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E4. Governance roles form the membership of each charity\u2019s Board of Trustees or Executive Committee, together with any sub-committees. Each Board of Trustees is responsible for making sure the charity achieves its strategic direction. The 28,853 Governance roles don\u2019t include the volunteers who have an Ex-Officio Trustee role (for example Leadership roles described in note 3, Youth Commissioners and others).\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E5. Support roles are vital for helping volunteer line managers run Scouts and support Districts, Counties/Areas/Scottish Regions and Nations HQs to operate effectively.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]}],"config":null}]},"prev":{"link":"/about-us/our-impacts-and-reports/scouts-annual-report-2023-24/notes-to-the-financial-statements/","title":"Notes to the financial statements"},"next":{"link":"/about-us/our-impacts-and-reports/scouts-annual-report-2023-24/how-we-operate/","title":"How we operate"},"allParts":[{"link":"/about-us/our-impacts-and-reports/scouts-annual-report-2023-24/a-year-of-challenge-learning-and-change/","title":"A year of challenge, learning and change"},{"link":"/about-us/our-impacts-and-reports/scouts-annual-report-2023-24/as-scouts-we-believe-in-creating-brighter-futures/","title":"As Scouts, we believe in creating brighter 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