{"alias":"contentPage","byline":null,"standfirst":null,"content":{"layouts":[{"type":"sidebar","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Board manages the business of The Scout Association in accordance with the\u0026nbsp;\u003C/span\u003E\u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://prod-cms.scouts.org.uk//media/13697/royal-charter-as-approved-by-privy-council-14-october-2020.pdf\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Royal Charter As Approved By Privy Council 14 October 2020\u0022\u003ERoyal Charter\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;and the\u0026nbsp;\u003C/span\u003E\u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://prod-cms.scouts.org.uk/media/5q2jcdpg/byelaws-as-of-march-2026.pdf\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Bye Laws\u0022\u003EBye Laws\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E of the Association. It\u0027s the Association\u0027s national decision-making body. Its members are the Trustees of the Association.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch3\u003ERole of the Board of Trustees\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe Board shapes and approves the strategy of The Scout Association, makes sure that we are taking action to achieve that strategy and ensures that the Association is meeting its legal and financial obligations. It is the Association\u0027s national decision-making body.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe Trustees must act in the best interests of the Association as a whole (even if they are elected by a particular electoral college). They delegate authority for day to day activities to appropriate volunteers and staff.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe Board meets four times a year. In addition, Trustees are expected to attend the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and are usually expected to sit on at least one of the Committees which reports into the Board: these meet from 2 \u2013 4 times a year.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ETrustees are volunteers and are not paid \u2013 although they can claim reimbursement for expenses, in accordance with our Expenses Policy. We give all new Trustees a full induction to the role, along with an allocated mentor for their first year, and all Trustees take part in development sessions before each Board meeting.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EBeing a Trustee can be rewarding and enjoyable and is a great way to influence Scouting.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"accordion","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","showExpand":true,"items":[{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Board has 21 members:\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ETwelve members nominated and elected by the Council of The Scout Association at the AGM: nine elected members * \u002B three elected youth members **\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThree \u201Cex officio\u201D members: the UK Chief Volunteer, UK Youth Lead and Chief Executive\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EFive members appointed by the Council at the AGM on the recommendation of the Board: the Chair of the Board, the Treasurer and up to three others.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EOne member has been co-opted for a year from 2020.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/about-us/our-people/board-of-trustees/\u0022\u003EInformation about each of the current Board members\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E* Elected Members\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe nine elected members are split across electoral colleges: England South (three members), England North\u003Cbr\u003E(three members), Scotland (one member), Wales (one member) and Northern Ireland (one member).\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAs an elected member you will serve for a period of three years (starting from the date of the AGM) and can then choose to stand for election for a second three-year period.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E** Elected Youth Members\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ETo stand as an elected youth member, you must have passed your 18th birthday before the Nominations deadline and be aged 23 years or less at the qualifying date.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAs an elected youth member, you will serve for a period of three years (starting from the date of the AGM). You can then choose to stand for election for a further and final period of up to three years or until such time as you reach your 26th birthday whichever is first\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E","label":"Who are the Members of the Board?"},{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Scouts actively encourage Council members to nominate candidates which will assist in reaching out to a wide pool of good applicants. We know we have talented members but it\u2019s our Council members that can really bring those talented individuals to our attention. It is important to ensure continued diversity of thought and a wide spread of knowledge and experience is present across our Board membership. If you know of a member who you think would be a suitable candidate please nominate them at the appropriate time.\u003C/p\u003E","label":"Nominating a candidate"},{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ETo stand for election you must be:\u003Cbr\u003Eo Aged 18\u002B (see further age requirement for youth members \u2013 above)\u003Cbr\u003Eo A current member or associate member of The Scout Association\u003Cbr\u003Eo Supported in writing by two members of the Council of the Association (see below) and\u003Cbr\u003Eo Not disqualified from being a charity trustee by virtue of the Charities Act.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EPlease note the Code of Conduct which we expect all candidates to read and comply with throughout the election process, this is available on the nominations website.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u0026nbsp;You need to find two supporters (a \u201Cproposer\u201D and a \u201Cseconder\u201D) who must both be members of the Council. The list of Council membership can be found in POR Chapter 6.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAfter you have found a suitable proposer and seconder who have agreed to support you, please go online and complete the nomination form. You may wish to include a short video (max 1 minute and 10mb) outlining why you want to be a Board member \u2013 please upload where indicated on the nominations site.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EYour proposer and seconder each need to submit online written statements (maximum of 60 words each) indicating why they believe that you would make a good Board member. These statements should demonstrate that the proposer and seconder have given serious consideration to your suitability for the role in the light of, amongst other factors, what the role involves and the person specification.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E","label":"How do I stand for election?"},{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWe will let you know when we have a completed nomination for you. We will also ask if you would like to attend the AGM, where the election results will be announced \u2013 although you don\u2019t have to attend if you don\u2019t want to.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWe will publish your name, along with the answers on your candidate information form and your proposer\u2019s and seconder\u2019s statements, on our online election website (along with a link to your video, if you chose to send us one).\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAn email link to that website will be sent to all Council members asking them to vote online (unless there is only one validly nominated candidate in any category \u2013 in which case that candidate will be taken as elected unopposed).\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003EThe Vote\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EElectronic voting has become the default procedure and details will be sent to each Council Member every July. If you are unable to vote electronically please let the Governance Team know.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEach Council member can vote for one candidate in each Electoral College and for one youth member candidate.\u00A0\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWe will announce the names of those elected at the AGM.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EData Protection\u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EThe data you have supplied will be stored on Mi-Voice\u2019s servers for 6 months following the close of the election. Your personal information will not be disclosed to any other organisation other than The Scout Association. The answers to your questions will form part of the election material that will be made available to the membership as part of this process.\u003C/p\u003E","label":"What happens next?"}]}]},{"items":[{"type":"Promo","cta":"Email the Governance team","body":"\u003Cp\u003EFor more information about being a trustee generally, the Charity Commission\u2019s \u0027The essential Trustee\u0027 is a good start. And of course, if you have any questions about the Trustee role or the election process, please contact the Governance Team.\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E","link":{"name":"Governance","id":null,"url":"mailto:governance@scouts.org.uk","newWindow":false,"target":null},"colour":"#002f6c","title":"More information","image":null,"imageFocus":"","imageId":0,"imageKey":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","imageCrop":"","gridType":"card","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"type":"Promo","cta":"","body":"\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://prod-cms.scouts.org.uk/media/si2ch5qu/agm-minutes-2023.pdf\u0022\u003E2023 minutes\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://prod-cms.scouts.org.uk/media/fcqltota/board-approved-agm-minutes-2022.pdf\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Minutes of the annual general meeting of the Council of the Scout Association\u0022\u003E2022 minutes\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://prod-cms.scouts.org.uk/media/16687/agm-minutes-2021.pdf\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022AGM Minutes 2021\u0022\u003E2021 minutes\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://prod-cms.scouts.org.uk/media/12573/tsa-agm-minutes-2020.pdf\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022TSA AGM Minutes 2020\u0022\u003E2020 minutes\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://prod-cms.scouts.org.uk/media/12354/minutes-of-the-annual-general-meeting-of-the-council-of-the-scout-association-held-on-saturday-7-september-2019.pdf\u0022 title=\u0022Scout Association AGM 2019\u0022\u003E2019 minutes\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://prod-cms.scouts.org.uk/media/12355/2018-agm-minutes.pdf\u0022 title=\u0022Scout Association AGM 2018\u0022\u003E2018 minutes\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://prod-cms.scouts.org.uk/media/12356/agm-mins-2017.pdf\u0022 title=\u0022Scout Association AGM 2017\u0022\u003E2017 minutes\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E","link":null,"colour":"#f1f1f1","title":"AGM minutes","image":null,"imageFocus":"","imageId":0,"imageKey":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","imageCrop":"","gridType":"card","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"accordion","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","showExpand":false,"items":[{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E1. Candidates:\u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003Ea. Do not start canvassing for support until the voting site is live.\u003Cbr\u003Eb. Comply with data protection legislation when using personal data for canvassing, ensuring that you\u003Cbr\u003Eare not using data which has been obtained for a different purpose.\u003Cbr\u003Ec. Use only publicly available contact details.\u003Cbr\u003E\uF0B7 Example: Using emails obtained from public websites is acceptable. Using personal data\u003Cbr\u003Efrom scouts.org.uk or any other source available to you through your Scouting role is not\u003Cbr\u003Eacceptable.\u003Cbr\u003Ed. The use of social media for campaigning is allowable, once the election site is live.\u003Cbr\u003Ee. Act at all times in line with Scout values and policies.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2. Council Members:\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003Ea. 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