{"alias":"contentPage","byline":null,"standfirst":null,"content":{"layouts":[{"type":"sidebar","areas":[{"items":[{"type":"Promo","cta":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHigher Good Service awards\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe Bar to the Silver Acorn\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe Silver Wolf\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E","link":null,"colour":"#006ddf","title":"Awards covered in this process","image":null,"imageFocus":"","imageId":0,"imageKey":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","imageCrop":"","gridType":"card","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"type":"Promo","cta":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStage 1:\u003C/strong\u003E Once the decision to support \u003Cspan\u003Ea higher Good Service Award nomination via the membership system is made locally, the nomination is automatically passed to the UK Headquarters\u0026nbsp;\u003C/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:awards@scouts.org.uk\u0022\u003EScout Awards Team\u003C/a\u003E for further checks and processing.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStage 2:\u003C/strong\u003E Suitability check performed by UK Headquarters Vetting Team.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStage 3:\u003C/strong\u003E Nomination reviewed and award decision made by the \u003Ca href=\u0022/volunteers/learning-development-and-awards/awards-and-recognition/awards-advisory-groups/what-is-the-national-awards-advisory-group/\u0022 title=\u0022Who are the National Awards Advisory Group?\u0022\u003ENational Awards Advisory Group\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStage 4:\u003C/strong\u003E On a quarterly basis (in February, May, August and November), the award is posted to individual who holds the Awards Parcel Recipient accreditation for the relevant County/Area/Region (Scotland).\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStage 5:\u0026nbsp;\u003C/strong\u003EAt this point it\u0027s recommended that \u003Ca href=\u0022/volunteers/learning-development-and-awards/awards-and-recognition/timely-presentation-of-awards/\u0022 title=\u0022Timely presentation of awards\u0022\u003Elocal congratulations\u003C/a\u003E emails/letters are sent to the award recipient to notify them of their award and provide details of how they will be presented with it.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStage 6:\u003C/strong\u003E On a quarterly basis (two months after the quarterly award mail out), the award is uploaded to the relevant members profile.\u003C/p\u003E","link":null,"colour":"#f1f1f1","title":"The Process","image":null,"imageFocus":"","imageId":0,"imageKey":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","imageCrop":"","gridType":"card","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch3\u003ETimeline\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThere are four nomination form submission deadlines throughout the year for higher Good Service Awards (noted below).\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the month after the quarterly awards mail out,\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C/span\u003EBar to the Silver Acorn award recipients will directly receive a congratulatory letter from the UK Chief Volunteer whilst Silver Wolf award recipients, will directly receive a congratulatory letter from the Chief Scout.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"type":"Promo","cta":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELocal nomination support deadline:\u003C/strong\u003E 31 March\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAwards dispatched:\u003C/strong\u003E By 31 May\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECongratulatory letter sent:\u003C/strong\u003E By 30 June\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAward uploaded to members profile:\u003C/strong\u003E By 31 July\u003C/p\u003E","link":null,"colour":"#f1f1f1","title":"First 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