||||||Risk and Internal
Control|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||The Group Executive Committee
has identified the major|| ||||||risks to which they believe the Group is exposed, these hav
been reviewed
and systems have been established
to|| ||||||mitigate against them. The main areas ofconcern that have|| ||||||been identified are:|| ||||||Damage to the building,
properly and equipment.
The Grou|| ||||||would request the use ofbuildings,
property
and equipment|| ||||||from neighbouring
organisafions
such as the church,|| ||||||community
centre and other Scout Groups. Similar|| ||||||reciprocal arrangements
exist with these organisafions.
The|| ||||||Group has sufficient buildings
and contents insurance
in|| ||||||place to mifigate against permanent
loss.|| ||||||Injury to leaders, helpers, supporters
and members. The|| ||||||Group through the capitation fees contributes to the Scout|| ||||||Associafions
national accident insurance
policy. Risk|| ||||||Assessments
are undertaken
before all ackvikes.|| ||||||Reduced income from fund raising. The Group is primarily|| ||||||reliant upon income from subscriptions
and fundraising.
The|| ||||||group does hold a reserve to ensure the confinuity
of|| ||||||acbviTies should there be a major reducfion
in income. The|| ||||||Committee
could raise the value ofsubscripbons
to increase|| ||||||the income to the group on an ongoing basis, either|| ||||||temporarily
or permanently.|| ||||||Reduction or loss ofleaders. The group is totally reliant **upo**
n|| ||||||vo unteem to run and administer
the acbvities ofthe group.|If| ||||||there was a reducbon
in the number
ofleaders to an|| ||||||unacceptable
level in a parficular secbon orthe group as a|| ||||||whole then there would have to be a contracbon,|| ||||||consolidation
or closure ofa seckon. In the worst case|| ||||||scenario the complete closure ofthe Group.|| ||||||Reduction or loss ofmembers. The Group provides acbvities|| ||||||or all young people aged 6to 18.Ifthere was a reducfion|in| ||||||membership
in a parficular secbon orthe group as whole|| ||||||en there would have to be a contracbon,
consolidation
or|| ||||||losure ofa section. In the worst case scenario the complete|| ||||||osure ofthe Group.|| ||||||he group has in place systems of internal
controls that are|| ||||||d signed to provide reasonable
assurance
against material|| ||||||m smanagement
or loss, these indude 2 signatories
for all|| ||||||p yments and a comprehensive
insurance
policies to ensure|| ||||||th t insurable
risks are covered.|| |3|LT700001|(3rd|December|2018)||| |||||||The Purpose ofScouting||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Summary|ofthe|objects ofthe||charity set||Scoubng exists to acbvely engage and support young people||||| |out in its|governing||document|||in their personal
development,||||| |||||||empowering
them to make a posiTive contribution
to|||society.|| |||||||The Values ofScouting||||| |||||||As Scouts we are guided by these values:||||| |||||||Integrity - We act with integrily; we are honest, trustworthy||||| |||||||and loyal.||||| |||||||Respect - We have self-respect and respect for others.||||| |||||||Care - We support others and take care ofthe world|||in|| |||||||which we live.||||| |||||||Belief - We explore our faiths, beliefs and||atgtudes.||| |||||||Comperation
-We make a posikve difference; we co-||||| |||||||operate with others and make friends.||||| |||||||The Scout Method||||| |||||||Scouting takes place when young people,|in partnership|||with| |||||||adugs, work together based on the||||| |||||||values ofScoukng and:||||| |||||||-enjoy what they are doing and have fun||||| |||||||-take part in ackvikes indoors and outdoors||||| |||||||-leam by doing||||| |||||||—share in spiritual
refleckon||||| |||||||—take responsibiTity
and make choices||||| |||||||-undertake
new and challenging
ackviTies||||| |||||||-make and live by their Promise.||||| |Summary
ofthe main acbviTies
tothese objects||||in|relafion|The Group currently
provides Scougng for young people in
the Rugeley and Brereton area. The Group acgvely supports
the local community
including
pargcipagng
in Rugeley||||| |||||||Charter Fair and the Brereton Carnival and||regularly|litter|| |||||||pick locally as part oftheir normal on-going||Scoubng||| |||||||Programme.
The Group's Secgons meet weekly during||||| |||||||term time plus have regular camps throughout
the year.||||A5| |||||||Sections have the use ofthe Scout Hut.||||| |Addibonal|details|of|the objectives||and ackvibes (optional informafion
but encouraged|||as best practice)||| |You may choose to include|||||further|||||| |statements,||where relevant,|||about:|||||| |||~ policy on grantmaking;||||||||| |~ conbibution|||made by volunteers;|||||||| |||~|policy on inveshnents.|||||||| ## ## ## ##