Avon Scouts

Nights Away Notification



For all Nights Away experiences the information below should be with your District Commissioner (or appointee) SEVEN days before the event (in normal circumstances). How the information is passed on will depend on local arrangements (this may be for example by telephone call, email or fax).

For all Nights Away held at facilities not owned or operated by Scouting, such as public or commercial campsites and youth hostels, the host District Commissioner must also receive a copy of the information, normally this should be FOURTEEN days before the event. Whilst the form below can be used for notifying your home District Commissioner, you will need to make other arrangements for notifying the host District Commissioner. You can obtain details of the host District Commissioner from the Scout Information Centre - Tel 0845 3001818 email info.centre@scout.org.uk

You should continue to follow the "Home Contact" procedures until advised to switch to the "InTouch" procedures.

You can submit the required information electronically by selecting your District from the list below, then completing and submitting the form.   Please note, however, that the forms don't yet work for all Districts.

Please select your District:
l Axe   l City of Bath l Bristol South l
l Brunel l Cabot l Cotswold Edge l
l Gordano l Kingswood l Wansdyke l
l Scout Network l

| Nights Away resources on ScoutBaseUK |
| Nights Away Factsheet [PDF] |
| Prohibited and Restricted Camping Areas [PDF] |
As well as being available on-line, the Nights Away Notification Form it is also available in:   PDF format   MS Word Format |
| Application for Nights Away Permit [PDF] |
| POR regarding Nights Away |
| Nights Away Frequently Asked Questions |

International Events

"All visits abroad must be approved by the District, County or International Commissioner, as appropriate. A Form TA must be submitted to the Assistant County Commissioner (International) ... who supports such events on behalf of United Kingdom headquarters. A Visits Abroad Folder containing the Form TA can be obtained from Assistant County Commissioner (International) ... on completion of the factsheet FS260018 Thinking of Going Abroad. " [POR 9.64]

A range of Factsheets on various countries, and other important information for those considering trips abroad, is available on the ScoutBase website.

PKB 15.11.09

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