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Welcome to the City of York District Scouts Policies & Procedures Portal.
This page provides adult volunteers, group leaders, trustees, and administrative teams across the District with direct access to local policies, risk management guidelines, and UK Scout Association Policy, Organisation and Rules (POR) links.
Important HQ Links
Important HQ Links
As much as we have our own local Policies & Procedures we are still governed by the central UK Scout HQ documents. Please see the relevant Scouts.org.uk webpages for the most up-to-date Policies & Procedures from The Scout Association.
Scout HQ policies keep everyone safe, ensure people are treated with fairness and respect, and hold Scouting to account as an organisation.
Policy, Organisation and Rules (POR) describes how The Scout Association is structured, organised, led, managed, and governed.
City of York District Local Policies & Procedures
City of York District Local Policies & Procedures
While national guidance sets our foundation through Policy, Organisation and Rules (POR), local district policies reflect how we operate across City of York Scouts. This section outlines our local standards, governance procedures, and operational guidelines to support leaders, trustees, and administrative teams across all our groups. All current policy revisions can be found stored on the district Google Drive in view only format. Key policies can be found embedded below.
Data Protection Policy
Data Protection Policy
City of York Scouts Data Protection Policy - Approved October 26.pdfFinance Policy and Framework
Finance Policy and Framework
Finance Policy and Framework - City Of York Scouts.pdfFood Safety Management Policy
Food Safety Management Policy
City of York District Scouts Food Safety Management Policy v1.1.pdfActivities Approval Process
Activities Approval Process
Activities Approval Process for York Scouts (Feb 2026).pdfPage updated
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