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Nights Away Notification Form

 

For all Nights Away experiences all of the information below should be with your District Commissioner (or appointee) SEVEN days before the event (in normal circumstances).

 

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.

 

Fill in the form and click on 'Submit' and the information will be emailed to your District Commissioner or whoever else looks after Nights Away in your District.

 

Permit holder's details

 

Name   Email   Phone

 

District or Area Group, Unit or Network

 

Section: Beavers   Cubs   Scouts   Explorers   Network

 

If the Event Leader is not the Permit holder, or if a young person with a Nights Away Passport is leading the event, enter their details below:

 

Name   Email   Phone

 

 

 

Nights Away details

 

Venue name   Address   Phone

 

Event dates: From   To

 

Numbers: BS   CS   S   ES   SNet/Leader

 

Type of event (eg sleepover, Pack holiday, hike etc)

 

Special Activities (ie those requiring Authoristation)

 

Please check with your District Commissioner or ScoutBase UK to ensure that your site does not fall within a restricted camping area. It is recommended you read “Prohibited and Restricted Camping Areas” which is published annually.

 

Home Contact Name   Email   Phone

 

Home DC Name   Phone

 

Host DC Name (see Note 1)   Phone

 

OR (see Note 2) Scout Campsite   Phone

 

Note 1: If you know the postcode of your site, the Scout Information Centre on 0845 300 1818, can tell you the name and address of the local District Commissioner.

 

Note 2: If you are using Scout owned or operated facilities there is no need to enter Host DC details only the Scout campsite details.

 

A copy of this form to print out and fill in is available here