Horner Woods Scout Camp Site
Horner, Nr Porlock, Minehead, Exmoor, Somerset.
OS Grid Reference SS898453
(Not open to the general public)

  
 Back USE BY NON-SCOUT or GUIDE YOUTH ORGANISATIONS  

Non-Scout, or Guide, Youth Organisations booking to use the Horner Camp site for day use or for 1 or more nights
camping, need to acknowledge that:

  •     The Scout Association's Child Protection and Safety Policies will be adhered to;
  •     all adults in the party have been deemed suitable to work with young people by their own organisation;
  •     they are aware of The Scout Association's internal rules and good practice.

IMPORTANT
If booking to use the site, please download the form here, read it carefully, then sign it and post it to the person
who has taken your booking.

Child Protection Policy

YOUNG PEOPLE FIRST

It is the policy of The Scout Association to
safeguard the welfare of all members by protecting
them from physical, sexual and emotional harm.

Code of behaviour

Do put the 'Young People First' guidance into practice
Do treat everyone with respect
Do provide an example you wish others to follow
Do plan activities, which involve more than one other person being present, or at least are
     within sight or hearing of others
Do respect a young person's right to personal privacy
Do have separate sleeping accommodation for leaders and young people
Do provide access for young people to talk about any concerns they may have
Do encourage young people and adults to feel comfortable and caring enough to point out
     attitudes or behaviour they do not like
Do avoid situations that compromise your relationship with young people and are
     unacceptable within a relationship of trust (e.g. a sexual relationship between a
     leader and a youth member over the age of consent)
Do remember that someone else might misinterpret your actions, no matter how well-
     intentioned
Do recognise that caution is required even in sensitive moments of counselling, such as
     when dealing with bullying, bereavement or abuse

Do NOT permit abusive peer activities (e.g. initiation ceremonies, ridiculing, bullying)
Do NOT play physical contact games with young people
Do NOT have any inappropriate physical or verbal contact with others
Do NOT jump to conclusions about others without checking facts
Do NOT allow yourself to be drawn into inappropriate attention seeking behaviour
             such as tantrums or crushes
Do NOT show favouritism to any individual
Do NOT make suggestive remarks or gestures, even in fun
Do NOT let suspicion, disclosure or allegation of abuse, go unrecorded or unreported
Do NOT rely on just your good name to protect you
Do NOT believe "it could never happen to me"

Safety Policy

It is the policy of The Scout Association to provide Scouting in a safe manner without risk
to health, so far as is reasonably practicable.

It is the responsibility of all those involved in Scouting to seek to ensure, so far as is
reasonably practicable, that:

  • all activities are conducted in a safe manner without risk to the health of participants
  • the provision and maintenance of equipment and buildings for Members and others is
    safe and without risk to health and adequate for their welfare
  • information, instruction, training and supervision is provided with the object of ensuring
    the health and safety of all those involved in Scouting activities or who may be affected
    by them
  • appropriate arrangements are made to ensure safety and the absence of risks to health
    in connection with the use, transport, storage and handling of equipment, and dangerous
    substances which are inherently or potentially dangerous.