{"alias":"contentPage","byline":null,"standfirst":null,"content":{"layouts":[{"type":"sidebar","areas":[{"items":[{"type":"Promo","cta":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMeritorious Conduct Awards\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe Chief Scouts Commendation for Meritorious Conduct\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe Medal for Meritorious Conduct\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGallantry Awards\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe Gilt Cross\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe Silver Cross\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe Bronze Cross\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOther awards\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe Cornwell Scout Badge\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe Chief Scout\u2019s Personal Award\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E","link":null,"colour":"#6310bc","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\u003EOnce a \u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://cms.scouts.org.uk/media/db4dgpsq/mc-g-csb-cspa-nomination-form-updated-141224.docx\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022MC G CSB \u0026amp; CSPA Nomination Form (Updated 14.12.24)\u0022\u003EMeritorious Conduct, Gallantry, Cornwell Scout Badge \u0026amp; Chief Scouts Personal Award nomination form\u003C/a\u003E has been supported locally, it must be emailed to the UK Headquarters\u00A0\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:awards@scouts.org.uk\u0022\u003EScout Awards Team\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u00A0for further checks and processing\u003C/span\u003E.\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 Criteria check by UK Headquarters \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:awards@scouts.org.uk\u0022\u003EScout Awards Team\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStage 4:\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 5:\u003C/strong\u003E On a bi-monthly basis (in February, April, June, August, October and December), the award is posted to individual who holds the Awards Parcel Recipient accreditation for the relevant County/Area/Region (Scotland) ready to then be\u00A0\u003Ca href=\u0022/volunteers/learning-development-and-awards/awards-and-recognition/timely-presentation-of-awards/\u0022 title=\u0022Timely presentation of awards\u0022\u003Epresented locally\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStage 6:\u00A0\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 7:\u003C/strong\u003E On a quarterly basis (in April, July, October and January), 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 six nomination form submission deadlines throughout the year for Meritorious Conduct/Gallantry awards.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECompleted \u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://cms.scouts.org.uk/media/0k0hytag/mc-g-csb-cspa-nomination-form-updated-050824.docx\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022MC G CSB \u0026amp; CSPA Nomination Form (Updated 05.08.24)\u0022\u003EMeritorious Conduct, Gallantry, Cornwell Scout Badge \u0026amp; Chief Scouts Personal Award nomination forms\u003C/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;must be emailed to the UK Headquarters \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:awards@scouts.org.uk\u0022\u003EScout Awards Team\u003C/a\u003E.\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAll award recipients of Meritorious Conduct/Gallantry awards, Cornwell Scout Badge and Chief Scout\u0027s Personal Awards will receive a congratulatory letter from the Chief Scout. 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