Covid-19 restarting face to face Scouting risk assessment

Additional information can be found in the Safety Checklist for Leaders and other information at scouts.org.uk/safety
HQ Template Published June 2020
Name of Section or Activity Date of risk assessment Name of who undertook this risk assessment COVID-19 readiness level transition

Hazard Identified? /
Risks from it?		CategoryWho is at risk?How are the risks already controlled?
What extra controls are needed?		What has changed that needs to be thought about and controlled?
Hazard – something that may cause harm or damage.
Risk – the chance of it happening.		Category to help organise risksYoung people,
Leaders,
Visitors?		Controls – Ways of making the activity safer by removing or reducing the risk from it.
For example - you might use a different piece of equipment or you might change the way the activity is carried out.		Keep checking throughout the activity in case you need to change it…or even stop it! This is a great place to add comments which will be used as part of the review.
Review: This risk assessment is for a section to move from one COVID Readiness alert level to the next, an additional risk assessment should be produced for each move proposed.

Checked by Line Manager
Name:  HIDDEN
Role / level:  HIDDEN
Date: 
Checked by Executive
Name:  HIDDEN
Role / level:  HIDDEN
Date: 
Approved by Commissioner
Name:  HIDDEN
Role / level:  HIDDEN
Date: 
Approved by Executive
Name:  HIDDEN
Role / level:  HIDDEN
Date: 
Notification of level change Date and by who
HIDDEN -

We take personal data privacy seriously. The data in this form is used to assess the suitability for the return to face to face Scouting based on the controls put in place. The personal data in this form is used to identify the individuals who have completed and approved the risk assessment. This includes the individual who undertook the assessment, the line manager, Executive members and County Commissioner, who will all have access to this data. Scouts headquarters will retain this data for 3 years after the Covid-19 readiness level goes to ‘Green’ and does not return to ‘Amber’ or ‘Red’ to act as evidence of the assessment taking place. For further details on the Scouts data processing stance please visit our Data Protection Policy here. https://scouts.org.uk/DPPolicy’.