{"alias":"newsItem","byline":"","standfirst":"","content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003EAfter many months of good intentions and hard work from both sides, negotiations have ended between Scouts and Online Youth Manager, who run OSM.\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:160,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:259}\u0022\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003EWe will not\u003C/span\u003E \u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003Ebe working together to deliver an official youth membership data system.\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:160,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:259}\u0022\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003EManaging our own youth data nationally is still a priority. It\u2019s fundamental for any 21\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003Est\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003E century membership organisation, helping us to keep our young people and their data safe. It\u2019s also essential for us to show the impact of what we do for young people, particularly for funding applications, so that we can keep Scouts going and growing. \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETherefore, we\u0027ll be doing a detailed investigation into our options to make sure we make the right choices. This discovery phase will involve intensively listening to volunteers to be clear on how we can make their lives easier, and what a joined up platform for managing youth and adult data could do for us.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe\u2019ll absolutely need your help with that discovery work, involving section leaders specifically, so we can focus on really understanding their needs for the system, and how we can best support all our volunteers with moving across to a new system.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe know that managing personal data is only part of what you need to do to run your sections. Our discovery exercise to find out what you need will look into the full scope of youth section membership management, and how a great tool could help Sections, Groups and Districts run more effectively.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOur immediate focus is delivering an excellent, \u003Ca href=\u0022/news/2022/may/our-new-digital-membership-system-for-adult-volunteers/\u0022 title=\u0022Our new digital membership system for adult volunteers\u0022\u003Eeasy to use adult membership solution by spring 2023\u003C/a\u003E. We\u2019ll start working in detail on a national youth membership solution after this time.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHowever, we do know now that a new youth membership solution would be:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EBased on your needs;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EA tool that we can add to and improve;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EJoined up with your adult membership solution \u2013 like many other membership organisations do, so it will be easy to do what you need to;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EDelivered by \u003Ca href=\u0022#\u0022 title=\u0022Digital Programme Leadership\u0022\u003Eour team of digital experts\u003C/a\u003E, who\u2019ll consult with volunteers;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAnd based on best in class Microsoft technology, so we get the benefits of updates and improvements that everyone across the world gets\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe\u0027ll come back with more details about how this will work. In the meantime, you should continue using your current arrangements for managing young people\u2019s data.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIf you were planning to start using OSM\u00A0\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003EYou should continue using your own arrangements for managing young people\u2019s data. At some stage in the coming years, you\u2019ll need to move to a national youth membership system.\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:160,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:259}\u0022\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIf you\u2019re a Squirrel leader using OSM (or about to sign up to OSM)\u00A0\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003EPreviously we\u2019ve asked new Squirrels Dreys to use OSM to help support the Squirrels roll out.\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:160,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:259}\u0022\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIf you\u2019re a Squirrel leader already using OSM\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003E there will be \u003C/span\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eno changes \u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003Eto the functionality you use. The only change is that nationally, we can\u2019t see your youth data. If you need any extra help or queries with using OSM, you should contact them directly, not the Information Centre please, as they simply can\u2019t assist with specific OSM queries.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIf you\u2019re a Squirrel leader who wants to sign up to OSM\u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003E you can register for OSM in the normal way, as all other Groups do, rather than through us. If you have any queries about this or need any extra help or queries with using OSM, you should contact them directly, not the Information Centre, please, as they simply can\u2019t assist with specific OSM queries.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003EOSM provided us with useful data that\u2019s helpful for understanding the reach and impact of Squirrels, so we\u2019re now thinking about finding other ways to collect young people\u2019s information.\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:160,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:259}\u0022\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003EHowever, for the foreseeable future please keep using your own arrangements for managing young people\u2019s data.\u00A0\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:160,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:259}\u0022\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIf you\u2019ve signed up to the pilot partnership\u00A0\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022none\u0022\u003EThe data sharing agreement between your local Scout charity and The Scout Association has now come to an end. Thank you to everyone who\u2019s taken the time to sign up to the pilot partnership \u2013 it\u0027s been really useful to see the benefits of data sharing between local and national Scouts. We\u2019re continuing to talk to OSM about the future of linked services like the automated census data load \u2013 we\u2019ll share an update when we know the outcome.\u00A0\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:160,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:259}\u0022\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003EFAQs - Where are we at\u003C/h4\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"accordion","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","showExpand":false,"items":[{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003EAfter months of good intentions and hard work from both organisations negotiations have ended between Scouts and Online Youth Manager, who run Online Scout Manager (OSM).\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe discussions have been going on since July last year. They\u2019ve involved senior staff and volunteers who\u2019ve decades of experience working with technology suppliers. Both organisations engaged expert legal advisors to try to help us negotiate an agreement, but unfortunately \u003C/span\u003Ewe weren\u2019t able to find mutually acceptable terms that worked for both parties. As you\u2019d expect, the details of the discussions are commercially confidential and so reasonably cannot be shared.\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E","label":"Why did the discussions not reach an agreement?"},{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003EWe think there are a number of benefits, which include:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Ehaving one, national view of our youth membership will give us a real time view of our membership rather than the snapshot through our annual Census;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Ethe ability to draw insights from the data which helps us understand our collective impact on young people\u2019s lives and communicate this to decision-makers; and\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Ewe\u2019ll be able to better fulfil our obligations to statutory agencies when dealing with safety and safeguarding matters.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe\u2019re not aware of any other youth organisation, or federated organisation similar to our scale and complexity, that doesn\u2019t have this understanding of their members and therefore we see this as critical to our future success.\u003C/p\u003E","label":"What are the benefits of a national youth data system?"}]},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch4\u003EFAQs - \u003Cstrong\u003EWhat does this mean for you\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/h4\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"accordion","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","showExpand":false,"items":[{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003EYou should continue using your current arrangements for managing young people\u2019s data. There\u2019s no need for you to make any changes and there\u2019s no reason why you shouldn\u2019t progress with your plans.\u003C/p\u003E","label":"Should we continue using OSM?  We were planning to start using OSM, should we put our plans on hold?"},{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003EPreviously we asked new Squirrel Dreys to use OSM since it helps us give the best support for the Squirrels roll out from a national perspective. The new section is a big success. That\u2019s partly because various funding bodies supported the initial pilots and quality research into the benefits and impact of Squirrels on young people\u2019s lives. Understandably, and as part of our agreements with those funders, they want to see the benefits delivered through Squirrels Dreys, and we need ways to draw insights \u2013 OSM was one of those.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIf you\u2019re a Squirrel leader already using OSM\u003C/strong\u003E there\u2019ll be no change to the functionality you use and you can continue using OSM. \u003Cspan\u003EThe main change is TSA are now no longer joint data controllers of the information you\u0027ve provided, and can no longer access the data provided. This does mean that nationally, we can\u2019t draw insights from the data to support the reporting on benefits to funders directly from OSM and we\u0027ll need to rely on individual Dreys providing us with anonymised data to support our statistical analysis. \u003C/span\u003EIf you need any extra help or have queries using OSM, you should contact the OSM team directly through the usual channels, not the Information Centre please, as they simply can\u2019t assist with specific OSM queries.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIf you\u2019re a Squirrel leader who wants to sign up to OSM \u003C/strong\u003Eyou\u2019ll soon be able to register for OSM in the normal way, as other Sections do. If you need any extra help or have queries using OSM, you should contact the OSM team directly through the usual channels, not the Information Centre please, as they simply can\u2019t assist with specific OSM queries.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E","label":"We\u2019re a Squirrels Drey and have been told we need to use OSM, does this still apply?"},{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003EAs part of the Pilot Partnership with OSM there was a data sharing agreement between your Group and Scouts. That agreement has now come to an end. We\u2019re talking to the OSM team about the future of linked services like the automated census data load and will update when there\u2019s news to share. \u00A0\u003C/p\u003E","label":"We signed up for the Pilot Partnership with OSM, is this over now?"}]},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFAQs - What\u2019s next\u00A0\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/h4\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"accordion","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","showExpand":false,"items":[{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003EWe\u2019ll be doing a detailed review of possible options to make sure we make the right choices to enable the local and national management of youth data. This phase will involve intensively listening to volunteers to be clear on how we can make their lives easier, and what a joined up platform for managing youth and adult data could do for us.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe\u2019ll absolutely need your help with that work, involving section leaders specifically, so we can focus on really understanding needs, and how we can best support all our volunteers with moving across to a new system.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe\u0027ll come back with more details about how this will work. In the meantime, you should continue using your current arrangements for managing young people\u2019s data.\u003C/p\u003E","label":"What are you going to do now?"},{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003EOur immediate focus is delivering an excellent, easy to use adult membership solution by spring 2023. We would get to working on a national youth membership solution after this time.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","label":"When can we expect a new youth membership system?"},{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003EWe\u2019ll design ways to engage with section leaders and those managing youth data locally to hear directly from the people who\u2019ll use the new system, to make sure we capture the range of needs. We\u2019ll also need to engage users along the way which is key to making sure the new system fully meets section leaders\u2019 needs.\u003C/p\u003E","label":"How will you make sure the new system will meet our needs?"},{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003EWe have a wide range of experts on our Digital Transformation Programme Board to help us drive our digital work. They oversee the project boards for membership systems and our new learning system. Our board members include the former Chief Information Officer of a global business, the Chair of the Charity Digital Code of Practice, the Chief Technology Officer of a major government department and several other prominent digital practitioners, alongside experienced members from across the movement.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMembers also include section leaders and local managers, they bring broad digital project experience from across industry, government and charity organisations. We have a staff team full of digital and technology experts, led by a sector award winning Chief Digital Officer, you can \u003Ca href=\u0022#\u0022 title=\u0022Digital Transformation Programme Team\u0022\u003Emeet the staff team\u003C/a\u003E. 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