{"alias":"newsItem","byline":"By Sam Morris, Chief Volunteering Officer","standfirst":"Following a successful search process across Scotland, Carl Hankinson, working in partnership with the Scottish Board, is delighted to announce the appointment of Barry Donald-Hewitt as the new Chief Commissioner of Scotland.","content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"gridImageBlock","gtmId":"gtmId","gtmClass":"gtmClass","image":null,"width":0,"height":0,"altText":"Barry Donald-Hewitt with black spikey hair wearing a blue polo and UK necker","caption":"Barry Donald-Hewitt, Chief Commissioner of Scotland (designate)","link":null},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch4\u003EWelcoming Barry\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe\u0027re pleased to welcome Barry to our UK Leadership Team as he takes up this important leadership role for UK Scouts and Scouts Scotland.\u003Cspan\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"quoteText":"From gathering around a fire outside a Scout hall aged six to hiking in the Himalayas, Scouts has given me a rich, varied and colourful life and I am excited about the future of our movement. High quality Scouts should be accessible to everyone and be truly representative of the communities we serve. I\u0027m incredibly motivated by the opportunity to make this a reality","attribution":"Barry Donald-Hewitt, Chief Commissioner of Scotland (designate)","gridType":"quote","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003EAs Chief Commissioner, Barry will provide leadership and support to our Scotland Team, which is comprised of our Regional Commissioners and wider Scotland commissioner support team. They\u0027ll be working in partnership with Scouts Scotland HQ staff colleagues and Trustees to make sure that our eight Scottish Regions are well led and empowered to deliver our Skills For Life Strategy. F\u003Cspan\u003Eind out more about\u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.scot/\u0022\u003E Scouts in Scotland.\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBarry will spend the next few months preparing to take on the role. He\u0027ll be completing various induction and transitionary activities, before taking on some of the Chief Commissioner responsibilities from 1 July. There\u0027ll then be a formal handover with Sharkey on 1 September.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"gridImageBlock","gtmId":"gtmId","gtmClass":"gtmClass","image":"/media/20485/barry-announcement.jpg","width":3822,"height":1839,"altText":"Three men standing in front of the UK and Scotland flags wearing blue and blue and white neckers","caption":"Barry (middle) standing with Gordon Robertson, Chair of Trustees at Scouts Scotland (left) and Graeme Luke, Chief Executive Officer for Scouts Scotland (right)","link":null},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBarry\u2019s Scouts journey\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWith over 25 years of volunteer experience with Scouts, Barry has held various roles, including Section, District, and Scotland-level positions.\u00A0For the past 15 years, Barry has focused on the Explorer Scout Section, volunteering in both Edinburgh and Highland Perthshire.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHe strongly believes in the value of international Scouting and has attended Jamborees, completed his Explorer Belt, and led international expeditions to Malaysia, Uganda, Nepal, and Cambodia.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBarry has also served in Scotland roles. This has included being a Trustee on the Scottish Board, supporting the delivery of the first two Scottish youth conferences, and three years as Deputy Chief Commissioner of Scotland (Programme).\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOutside of Scouts\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn his professional life, Barry works as a Primary School Headteacher, leading two schools in rural Highland Perthshire.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"quoteText":"I\u2019m delighted to welcome Barry to our UK Leadership Team as Chief Commissioner of Scotland, building on Sharkey\u2019s efforts over the past five years. Barry\u2019s experience leading brilliant programme in Scouts in various roles and his passion for providing adventure and skills for young people give me great confidence in what Scouts in Scotland can achieve in the future","attribution":"Carl Hankinson, UK Chief Commissioner","gridType":"quote","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]}],"config":null}]},"searchDescription":null,"pageType":null,"location":null,"versionDate":"06 April 2023","reviewDate":null,"furtherReading":[{"caption":"","title":"The search is on for a new Chief Commissioner of Scotland","url":"https://www.scouts.org.uk/news/2023/january/the-search-is-on-for-a-new-chief-commissioner-of-scotland/","newWindow":false}],"relatedLinks":[{"caption":"","title":"Scouts Scotland","url":"https://www.scouts.scot/","newWindow":false},{"caption":"","title":"UK Leadership Team","url":"https://www.scouts.org.uk/about-us/our-people/uk-leadership-team/","newWindow":false}],"id":76355,"nodeName":"Welcoming our new Chief Commissioner of Scotland, Barry Donald-Hewitt","title":"Welcoming our new Chief Commissioner of Scotland, Barry Donald-Hewitt","type":"newsItem","image":null,"assets":null,"headerOptions":{"headerTitle":"Welcoming our new Chief Commissioner of Scotland, Barry Donald-Hewitt","headerSubTitle":null,"headerCta":null,"headerCtaText":null,"headerCtaLink":null,"headerBackgroundColour":null,"showSEOImage":false,"headerBackgroundImage":null,"quickLinks":null},"subHeader":"Scouts Scotland are delighted to announce their new Chief Commissioner of Scotland, Barry Donald-Hewitt","browserTitle":null,"silktide":"eyJjbXMiOiJVbWJyYWNvIiwiZWRpdG9yVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wcm9kLWNtcy5zY291dHMub3JnLnVrLy91bWJyYWNvIy9jb250ZW50L2NvbnRlbnQvZWRpdC83NjM1NSJ9","canonicalUrl":"https://www.scouts.org.uk/news/2023/april/welcoming-our-new-chief-commissioner-of-scotland-barry-donald-hewitt/"}