{"alias":"contentPage","byline":null,"standfirst":null,"content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGuide last reviewed:\u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;May 2025\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"type":"Promo","cta":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003EOn this page you\u0027ll find:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022#Whatisproxyaccess\u0022 data-anchor=\u0022#Whatisproxyaccess\u0022\u003EWhat is proxy access?\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/volunteer-experience/digital-tool-guides/proxy-access#ViewProxyAndProxyMembers\u0022 data-anchor=\u0022#ViewProxyAndProxyMembers\u0022\u003EView my proxy and proxy members\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/volunteer-experience/digital-tool-guides/proxy-access#AuthoriseAProxy\u0022 data-anchor=\u0022#AuthoriseAProxy\u0022\u003EAuthorise a proxy\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/volunteer-experience/digital-tool-guides/proxy-access#EditOrEndAProxy\u0022 data-anchor=\u0022#EditOrEndAProxy\u0022\u003EEdit or end a proxy\u00A0\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E","link":null,"colour":"#f1f1f1","title":"","image":null,"imageFocus":"","imageId":0,"imageKey":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","imageCrop":"","gridType":"card","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca id=\u0022Whatisproxyaccess\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003EWhat is proxy access?\u003C/h4\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cdiv class=\u0022OutlineElement Ltr SCXW42590071 BCX0\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW42590071 BCX0\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022NormalTextRun SCXW42590071 BCX0\u0022\u003EFor volunteers who aren\u2019t able to access or sign in to the digital system themselves, proxy access allows another volunteer to carry out certain tasks on their behalf. 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