Why District Sections?
With the extended COVID restrictions the District Commissioner has agreed to put a team together to provide some Scouting to members whose Groups or Sections are unable to offer Scouting due for any number of reasons, including key-worker scouting volunteers or lack of technical knowledge for example.
We'll be putting together a programme of online, offline, parent-led, Leader demonstrated scouting content from a variety of sources.
In order to be able to offer this to members, and engage them more directly to take the pressure off Groups/Sections we're asking for members records to be shared with a District OSM Section to enable the District Section Teams to send out programme details, update badge records etc.
What about GDPR? Can we share records with District?
Yes you can, under POR a member of a Scout Group is also a member of the Scout District, the basis for sharing the data in this context is Legitimate Use.
The Current Young Person Information Form (if anyone uses such things) includes "allowing access to personal data to appropriate individuals within the hierarchy of Scouting".
So, yes, you can share a young persons record with the Scout District for this purpose.
What about Subs? Will they need to pay District too?
No, the commercial relationship, the collection of subs remains with the Group. We do expect you to be collecting an amount of subs that at the very least covers the AMS, County & District Levies, however we will not audit this.
What about cost of materials?
Our aim is to run a programme that is engaging but uses many things that can be sourced from home. However if there are activities that need more bespoke items, then we will endeavour to distribute them using Royal Mail, and be funded out of a District kitty
How will it be delivered?
It will be delivered using a variety of live meetings, pre-recorded content and activities(assignments) using Teams and Office365.
How can we help?
Well....let your ADC know you want to help us out in the first instance, as we'll be co-ordinating through them in the first instance