{"alias":"contentPage","byline":null,"standfirst":null,"content":{"layouts":[{"type":"sidebar","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch3\u003EWho can approve which awards\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn all locations the \u003Ca href=\u0022/volunteers/learning-development-and-awards/awards-and-recognition/awarding-a-commendation-award/\u0022 title=\u0022Awarding a Commendation Award\u0022\u003ECommendation Award\u003C/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;can only be approved by the UK Chief Volunteer, Chief Volunteers, UK Lead Volunteers, Regional Lead Volunteers (England and Wales), County/Area/Island/Region (Scotland) Lead Volunteers, District Lead Volunteers and Youth Leads.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIn all locations \u003C/strong\u003EDistrict Lead Volunteers* (and above) can approve:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe Chief Scout\u0027s Commendation for Good Service\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe Award for Merit\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIn England and Wales, \u003C/strong\u003ECounty/Area Lead Volunteers* (and above) can approve:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe Chief Scout\u0027s Commendation for Good Service\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe Award for Merit\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe Bar to the Award for Merit\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe Silver Acorn\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIn Northern Ireland and Scotland, \u003C/strong\u003ECounty/Region Lead Volunteers* (and above) can approve:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe Chief Scout\u0027s Commendation for Good Service\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe Award for Merit\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe Bar to the Award for Merit\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe Silver Acorn\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIn Northern Ireland and Scotland\u003C/strong\u003E, the Country Headquarters* approve:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Silver Acorn\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"type":"Promo","cta":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003E* The decision to\u003Cspan\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003Eapprove\u003Cspan\u003E\u00A0these lower Good Service awards sits with the Lead Volunteer or individuals who\u0027ve been assigned the\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/volunteer-experience/changes-to-teams-and-roles/how-teams-share-tasks/accreditations/leadership-team-accreditations/\u0022 title=\u0022Leadership Team Accreditations\u0022\u003EAward Nominations Supporter accreditation\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u00A0for their location.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","link":null,"colour":"#088486","title":"","image":null,"imageFocus":"","imageId":0,"imageKey":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","imageCrop":"","gridType":"card","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOnly the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022/volunteers/learning-development-and-awards/awards-and-recognition/uk-awards-team/\u0022 title=\u0022The National Awards Advisory Group\u0022\u003ENational Awards Advisory Group\u003C/a\u003E can approve\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe Bar to Silver Acorn\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe Silver Wolf\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EGallantry awards\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EMeritorious Conduct awards\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe Cornwell Scout Badge\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe Chief Scout\u0027s Personal Award\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"type":"Promo","cta":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003EFor any awards to be approved by the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022/volunteers/learning-development-and-awards/awards-and-recognition/uk-awards-team/\u0022 title=\u0022The National Awards Advisory Group\u0022\u003ENational Awards Advisory Group\u003C/a\u003E, the nomination must first have been supported locally by the relevant Lead Volunteer or by individuals who\u0027ve been assigned the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/volunteer-experience/changes-to-teams-and-roles/how-teams-share-tasks/accreditations/leadership-team-accreditations/\u0022 title=\u0022Leadership Team Accreditations\u0022\u003EAward Nominations Supporter accreditation\u003C/a\u003E for their location.\u003C/p\u003E","link":null,"colour":"#088486","title":"","image":null,"imageFocus":"","imageId":0,"imageKey":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","imageCrop":"","gridType":"card","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"type":"Promo","cta":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003EAt Scouts, we deeply appreciate our volunteers and the invaluable contributions they make. Recognising their achievements is essential, and Good Service Awards play a key role in this.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAs part of our commitment to maintaining high standards, the \u003Ca href=\u0022/volunteers/learning-development-and-awards/awards-and-recognition/uk-awards-team/\u0022 title=\u0022The National Awards Advisory Group\u0022\u003ENational Awards Advisory Group\u003C/a\u003E conducts a quality assurance review of 10% of Bar to the Award for Merit and Silver Acorn submissions, selected at random. This ensures consistent and fair decision-making across the UK.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen a County is selected for review, we notify the County Lead Volunteer, providing details of the specific nomination chosen. 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