{"alias":"contentPage","byline":null,"standfirst":null,"content":{"layouts":[{"type":"sidebar","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp class=\u0022lead\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFS120360 (Published January 2024 replacing Safety Practical Tips May 2020)\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAll meetings, events and activities must have a leader in charge who has responsibility for co-ordinating all adults and young people.\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ERecent experience has shown that accidents can happen when there isn\u0027t a leader clearly designated as being in charge overall, or when that person assumes that other people are looking after safety issues. Responses to accidents are also impaired in such circumstances.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]},{"items":[]}],"config":null},{"type":"sidebar","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch3 style=\u0022line-height: 12.0pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 6.0pt 0cm;\u0022\u003ELeader in charge\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe leader in charge is, simply put, the adult present at an evening meeting, event or activity who has the role of co-ordinating the work of all adults towards delivering the Programme or activity in a safe manner. Scouting safely is not just about ensuring that risk assessments and safety checks are conducted; all adults need to be clear on what they need to do, and young people should be given clear instructions, guidance, and rules.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe leader in charge does not have to personally fill in every risk assessment; this can be done by someone else in discussion with other adults. Nor do they have to give rules or guidance to either young people or adults personally. Being the leader in charge is about being the person with an overview of safety in the given situation. The best way of doing this is for all adults involved in the activity to agree which one of them will undertake this function.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]},{"items":[]}],"config":null},{"type":"sidebar","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch3 style=\u0022line-height: 12.0pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 6.0pt 0cm;\u0022\u003EPutting this into practice\u003Ca style=\u0022mso-comment-reference: HC_1; mso-comment-date: 20240107T1716;\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022MsoCommentReference\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: \u0027Nunito Sans\u0027;\u0022\u003E\u003C!-- [if !supportAnnotations]--\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe leader in charge must understand their responsibilities.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EIt should be clear to all adults present who is taking on the role as leader in charge.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe leader in charge is responsible for:\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EOverseeing the activity\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe safety of adults and young people present.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAllocating tasks to adults present such as\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EMaking sure someone will take a register.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EMaking sure someone will take regular headcounts.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAnything else that will help the activity run safely.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEnsuring adults with specific roles understand their responsibilities.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt may be useful to discuss the risk assessment prior to the activity starting, selecting who will give guidance and instructions to the young people and when and where head counts will be conducted. Additional resources and information can be found \u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/staying-safe-and-safeguarding/\u0022\u003Ewithin our Safety section of our website\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]},{"items":[]}],"config":null}]},"searchDescription":"","pageType":null,"location":null,"browserTitle":"","versionDate":"08 January 2024","reviewDate":"01/01/0001","redirectUrl":"","id":78397,"nodeName":"Leader in Charge","title":"Leader in Charge","type":"contentPage","image":null,"assets":null,"headerOptions":{"headerTitle":"Leader in charge ","headerSubTitle":"","headerCta":"","headerCtaText":"","headerCtaLink":"","headerBackgroundColour":"ffe627","showSEOImage":false,"headerBackgroundImage":null,"quickLinks":[]},"subHeader":"","silktide":"eyJjbXMiOiJVbWJyYWNvIiwiZWRpdG9yVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wcm9kLWNtcy5zY291dHMub3JnLnVrLy91bWJyYWNvIy9jb250ZW50L2NvbnRlbnQvZWRpdC83ODM5NyJ9","canonicalUrl":"https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/staying-safe-and-safeguarding/safety/planning-and-assessing-risk/leader-in-charge/"}