{"number":"5e.8","body":"","content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E5e.8.1.1 UK Headquarters membership subscription \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C/strong\u003ETo meet the costs of UK Headquarters\u2019 services to the movement and the costs of organising and administering The Scout Association, and to meet The Scout Association\u0027s obligations to World Scouting, the Board of Trustees of The Scout Association requires a UK Headquarters\u2019 Membership Subscription to be paid for each member aged under 18 at the time of the annual membership census.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe amount of the membership subscription is decided annually by The Scout Association\u2019s Board of Trustees. It applies to the whole of the United Kingdom, and to all members of The Scout Association who live outside the United Kingdom. \u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Board of Trustees also decides what proportion, if any, of the membership subscription is to be retained by the Country Scout Councils of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales towards the costs of their own Country Headquarters services.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E5e.8.1.2 Local membership subscriptions \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C/strong\u003EIn addition, to meet local costs, the local Group, District and County may also charge a membership subscription. \u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the case of Explorer Units partnered with a Group and operating using \u003Ca href=\u0022#\u0022 title=\u0022Explorer Scout Finance\u0022\u003EOperating Model 3\u003C/a\u003E then the Group will charge the membership subscription to each Explorer, and will pay the District membership subscription for each Explorer. The District Trustee Board must be aware of the membership subscriptions charged by the Group for Explorers.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E5e.8.1.3 Collection and payment of membership subscriptions\u0026nbsp;\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Col style=\u0022list-style-type: lower-alpha;\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEvery Group, District and County is responsible for the collection and payment of the UK Headquarters\u2019 membership subscriptions together with any Country, County and District subscriptions in accordance with the numbers returned on the annual census return. \u0026nbsp;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EPayments should be remitted to the District, County or Country Headquarters or UK Headquarters in line with the relevant Treasurer\u2019s instructions and not later than the date annually notified locally. \u0026nbsp;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EMembership subscriptions may be collected from youth members or their parents by a method decided by the relevant Trustee Board. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E5e.8.1.4 Gift Aid or similar schemes \u003Cbr\u003E\u003C/strong\u003EEach United Kingdom Group and District is \u003Cstrong\u003Every\u003C/strong\u003E strongly encouraged to use the \u003Ca href=\u0022/about-us/support-scouts/gift-aid/\u0022 title=\u0022Gift Aid\u0022\u003EHMRC Gift Aid scheme\u003C/a\u003E for membership subscription payments made in respect of youth or other members by UK taxpayers. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn this connection it must be noted that those units operating in Scotland which are not registered with OSCR are NOT charities in Scottish law and cannot recover Gift Aid. For this reason, Scottish units are encouraged to carefully consider the advantages of registering as a charity. \u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOutside England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, some governments operate their own scheme similar to gift aid. Where such a scheme exists, its use is \u003Cstrong\u003Every\u003C/strong\u003E strongly encouraged.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]}],"config":null}]},"deprecated":false,"url":"/por/5e-local-finance-of-groups-districts-and-counties/5e8-payment-of-the-membership-subscription/","id":85592,"nodeName":"5e.8 Payment of the membership subscription","title":"Payment of the membership subscription","type":"pORRule","image":null,"assets":null,"headerOptions":{"headerTitle":"Payment of the membership subscription","headerSubTitle":null,"headerCta":null,"headerCtaText":null,"headerCtaLink":null,"headerBackgroundColour":null,"showSEOImage":false,"headerBackgroundImage":null,"quickLinks":null},"searchDescription":"","subHeader":"","browserTitle":null,"silktide":"eyJjbXMiOiJVbWJyYWNvIiwiZWRpdG9yVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wcm9kLWNtcy5zY291dHMub3JnLnVrLy91bWJyYWNvIy9jb250ZW50L2NvbnRlbnQvZWRpdC84NTU5MiJ9","canonicalUrl":"https://www.scouts.org.uk/por/5e-local-finance-of-groups-districts-and-counties/5e8-payment-of-the-membership-subscription/"}