{"alias":"changeLogItem","byline":"","standfirst":"We\u0027ve made a number of changes to POR, specifically affecting training and our policies.","content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"callToAction","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","buttonText":"Read the POR Rule Book","buttonLink":{"name":"POR Rule Book","id":null,"url":"/por/","newWindow":false,"target":null},"colour":{"value":"002f6c","label":"002f6c"},"alignment":"left"},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003EWe\u2019ve made a number of key changes to our POR (Policy, Organisation and Rules), with a number of the changes relating to keeping our members safe, specifically around training and new policies.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe updated POR can be viewed in full at \u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/por/\u0022\u003Escouts.org.uk/por\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/span\u003E, and you can \u003Ca href=\u0022https://prod-cms.scouts.org.uk//media/10880/amendments-por-sept-2020.pdf\u0022\u003Eview a summary of all amends made here\u003C/a\u003E. All the changes in POR\u00A0were shared with members in July this year through consultation in the member emails, and via a series of Keeping Everyone Safe webinars.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETwo areas that have seen significant changes are training, and some of our policies, including safeguarding and complaints. We have detailed a bit more on these two areas below.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChanges affecting training\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EKeeping everybody safe is our main priority. A big part of enabling members to keep people safe, is by making sure they have the right knowledge through training. Therefore we\u2019ve made a number of changes to our training, and in POR, which help make sure that all members feel confident to keep both young people and adults in Scouts safe. To summarise the changes, we\u2019ve:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EChanged the renewal period for safety and safeguarding training from five years to three years. This change will now show in your training records on Compass, and anyone affected will have a year to make sure they update their training.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EChanged the training requirements for a number of roles in POR and in Compass. Those affected will also have a year transition period to complete their training, if they haven\u2019t already completed it for another role.\u00A0\u00A0\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EIntroduced a new \u003Ca href=\u0022#\u0022 title=\u0022Essential Information\u0022\u003Eonline Essential Information module\u003C/a\u003E, and a new \u003Ca href=\u0022#\u0022 title=\u0022Trustee Introduction\u0022\u003Eonline Trustee training module\u003C/a\u003E. The validation for these modules is also much simpler, members need to send proof of their end of assessment certificate and no longer need to hold a meeting with their Training Adviser.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EMade a number of updates to Compass in line with these changes.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EUpdated a number of key resources.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYou can find more detail about the \u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022#\u0022 title=\u0022Training Requirements\u0022\u003Etraining updates by role\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u00A0online. We\u2019ll also email members separately, detailing what changes have been made, where we have updated their record.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAnyone affected by the change of requirements and renewal period will have until 30 September 2021 to make sure they update their training.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThese changes are in addition to the updates we\u2019ve already made to the \u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022#\u0022 title=\u0022Safeguarding\u0022\u003Esafeguarding\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/span\u003E and \u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022#\u0022 title=\u0022Safety Training\u0022\u003Esafety\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/span\u003E independent learning, and allowing line managers to support with validation.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUpdated and new policies\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe following policies are now updated or in place for the first time.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/about-us/policy/scouts-complaints-policy\u0022\u003EComplaints\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/about-us/policy/safeguarding-policy-and-procedures/\u0022\u003ESafeguarding\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/about-us/policy/whistleblowing-policy-and-procedures/\u0022\u003EWhistleblowing\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/about-us/policy/volunteer-anti-bullying-and-harassment-policy-procedures/\u0022\u003EVolunteer anti-bullying and harassment\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMore support and guidance on explaining these policies will be added to the website to help members understand and use these policies at the appropriate times. \u003Ca href=\u0022https://scouts.org.uk/about-us/policy/\u0022\u003EYou\u0027ll find this detail here\u003C/a\u003E.\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYou can watch short videos to understand more about some of the changes in the Safeguarding policy:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://scouts.org.uk/news/2020/september/pre-existing-relationships-webinar-september-2020/\u0022\u003EHear more about managing pre-existing relationships when a youth member turns 18\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/news/2020/september/adults-at-risk-webinar-september-2020/\u0022\u003EHear more about supporting adults at risk within Scouts\u00A0\u00A0\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]}],"config":null}]},"searchDescription":null,"pageType":null,"location":null,"versionDate":"15 September 2020","reviewDate":null,"furtherReading":[{"caption":"","title":"POR","url":"/por/","newWindow":false}],"relatedLinks":[],"id":48571,"nodeName":"Changes in POR \u2013 September 2020","title":"Changes in POR \u2013 September 2020","type":"changeLogItem","image":{"url":"/media/6490/fdl-homepage.jpg?width=800\u0026height=450\u0026v=1d9becd0c842420","caption":"FDL Homepage","type":"jpg","size":93039,"width":1268,"height":664,"altText":"The Scouts Fleur in purple"},"assets":null,"headerOptions":{"headerTitle":"Changes in POR \u2013 September 2020","headerSubTitle":null,"headerCta":null,"headerCtaText":null,"headerCtaLink":null,"headerBackgroundColour":null,"showSEOImage":false,"headerBackgroundImage":null,"quickLinks":null},"subHeader":"An outline of the number of changes we\u0027ve made to our POR in September 2020","browserTitle":null,"silktide":"eyJjbXMiOiJVbWJyYWNvIiwiZWRpdG9yVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wcm9kLWNtcy5zY291dHMub3JnLnVrLy91bWJyYWNvIy9jb250ZW50L2NvbnRlbnQvZWRpdC80ODU3MSJ9","canonicalUrl":"https://www.scouts.org.uk/news/2020/september/changes-in-por-september-2020/"}