Data protection for families

Scouts processes the personal data of you (as a parent) and your child (including sensitive data) on our membership databases; this includes your data if you become a volunteer. This data’s shared between your local group and Scouts UK HQ.

Information Scouts holds about you and your child may include the following:

• name and contact details
• details of any youth badges and awards
• details of Scouts events and activities you’ve taken part in
• details of next of kin or parents details (in the case of youth
  members)
• age/date of birth
• details of any health conditions
• details about your role(s) in Scouts

Further optional personal data may also be processed to assist Scouts in monitoring its impact, such as:

• race or ethnic background and native languages
• religion
• nationality

For further details and a full list of what personal data’s processed, why it’s processed and for how long, please visit the Scouts HQ Data Protection Policy and the data privacy policy of your local group.