Safety

The safety of all our members is extremely important to us at 4th Bramhall (St Michael’s), we have to adhere to The Scouts strict policies and procedures laid down in Policy Organisation & Rules (POR) to make sure our youth members and adult volunteers can enjoy Scouting safe from harm.

Risk Management

The Scouts sets out to deliver everyday adventure and develop skills for life in a growing movement of adult volunteers and young people aged 5-25, in the UK and internationally. 

The Scouts recognises that life is not risk-free, and in its turn Scouting is not risk-free.  As Scouts, we believe that our members benefit most from our activities when we manage these risks to wellbeing to be as low as is reasonably practicable.  Identifying and proportionately managing risk is a skill for life that we wish to kindle, develop and enhance in all of our members.

All those involved in Scouting must, so far as is reasonably practicable and to the extent of their role, ability and understanding;

  • Properly assess the risk of every activity undertaken in Scouting.  This assessment should be suitable and sufficient for the activity being undertaken, and follows that activities with higher risk should require more in-depth assessment. 
  • Provide and receive clear instructions and information, and adequate training, to ensure members are competent to undertake their task
  • Prevent accidents and cases of ill health by managing the health and safety risks in Scouting
  • Maintain safe and healthy conditions, provide and maintain plant, equipment and machinery, and ensure safe storage/use of substances
  • Review risk assessments as often as necessary when circumstances and conditions change.
  • Never be afraid to change or stop an activity if risk increases.

Anti Bullying

“Children have the right to protection from all forms of violence (physical or mental). They must be kept safe from harm and they must be given proper care by those looking after them.” [The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, Article 19]

4th Bramhall (St Michael’s) & Sabre ESU are committed to this ethos and seeks to ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, the prevention of all forms of bullying among Members. To this end all Scouting activities should have in place rigorous anti-bullying strategies.

It is the responsibility of all adults in Scouting to help develop a caring and supportive atmosphere, where bullying in any form is unacceptable.

Adults in Scouting should:

  • be aware of the potential problems bullying may cause;
  • be alert to signs of bullying, harassment or discrimination;
  • take action to deal with such behaviour when it occurs, following Association policy guidelines;
  • provide access for young people to talk about any concerns they may have;
  • encourage young people and adults to feel comfortable and caring enough to point out attitudes or behaviour they do not like;
  • help ensure that their Group/Section has a published anti-bullying code.