Every year the Scout Association undertakes a census of its membership to ask for information about members' ethnicity, and their disabilities or long-term illnesses. The categories for ethnicity on the census form match those used by the UK national census, and this will enable the Scout Association to get a much more accurate picture of how closely Scouting truly reflects the local areas in which it operates. The information collected about disabilities and special needs will help the Scout Association improve and more accurately target the support they provide for adults and young people. There are a number of ways in which collecting this data will help us to grow and develop Scouting:
We have to complete the census by the end of January each year as this is the trigger for our capitation charge. It is therefore essential that we have collected all annual subscriptions by the end of January to avoid being charged for anyone who decides not to stay. |