Hi Doodle 1 My name is Paul O'Brien, I am the County Commissioner of Scouting in South London, I am very sorry this has happened to you and I would like to get to the bottom of this. This should not have happened and I would like to stress that we are fully inclusive. Our Equal Opportunities Policy states The Scout Association is part of a worldwide educational youth movement. The values, which underpin and inspire its work are embodied in the Scout Promise and Law and in the Purpose of the Association. No young person should receive less favourable treatment on the basis of, nor suffer disadvantage by reason of: Class or socio-economic status; ethnic origin, nationality (or statelessness) or race; gender (including gender reassignment); marital or civil partnership status; sexual orientation; disability (including mental or physical ability); political belief; pregnancy; religion or belief (including the absence of belief) All Members of the Movement should seek to practise that equality, especially in promoting access to Scouting for young people in all parts of society. The Scout Association opposes all forms of racism. Please could you email me at
[email protected] and we can discuss what happened and I can deal with it. Kind Regards Paul O'Brien County Commissioner South London Scouting
