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The UK HQ Safeguarding Team will provide you with guidance on how to conduct the meeting.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThere\u2019re 4 possible outcomes: Reinstate, end the role, end membership and exclusion.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/div\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cdiv class=\u0022OutlineElement Ltr SCXW45413091 BCX0\u0022\u003E\n\u003Ch4 class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW45413091 BCX0\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022NormalTextRun SCXW45413091 BCX0\u0022\u003EReinstate \u003C/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022OutlineElement Ltr SCXW45413091 BCX0\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYou agree the volunteer can return to their team and role. You might also need to apply some conditions to their return, such as completing additional learning.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe volunteer must agree with the conditions to be able to return to Scouts.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch4 class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW45413091 BCX0\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022NormalTextRun SCXW110772984 BCX0\u0022\u003EEnd the role(s) \u003C/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022OutlineElement Ltr SCXW45413091 BCX0\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022OutlineElement Ltr SCXW110772984 BCX0\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYou agree the volunteer can return to Scouts, but in a different role or team. 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