Trustee Declaration

I declare that I:

1. am willing to act as a charity trustee and understand The Scout Association’s fundamental policies and rules set out in Policy, Organisation and Rules (POR)
2. am aware of my duties and responsibilities as a charity trustee in relation to the respective laws and guidance documents:
   1. Scotland - Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and ‘Guidance for Charity Trustees’
3. do not have an unspent conviction for:
   1. an offence involving dishonesty or deception
   2. money laundering offences
   3. terrorism offences including financing
   4. an offence under sections 1, 2, 6 or 7 of the Bribery Act 2010
   5. the offence of contravening a charity regulator Order or Direction
   6. offences of misconduct in a public office, perjury or perverting the course of justice
   7. aiding, attempting or abetting the above offences
   8. any other offence listed in the Charities Act 2011, Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008, or the Charities (Jersey) Law 2014
4. do not have an IVA, Protected Trust Deed (PTD), debt relief order and/or a bankruptcy order
5. have not been removed and/or disqualified as a trustee by a charity regulator or court under the law of any part of the United Kingdom, or from holding any equivalent position under the law of any other jurisdiction
6. am not a disqualified company director
7. am not a designated person for the purposes of anti-terrorism legislation
8. am not on the sex offenders register
9. have not been found in contempt of court for making (or causing to be made) a false statement
10. have not been found guilty of disobedience to an order or direction of a charity regulator in the United Kingdom
11. am not disqualified from being a charity trustee for any other reasons detailed in the Charities Act 2011, Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008, or the Charities (Jersey) Law 2014
12. will ensure all information provided to a charity regulator of the United Kingdom is true, complete and correct and understand that it is an offence under the respective laws to knowingly or recklessly provide false or misleading information
13. will ensure funds held by the Scout Group/District/County/Area/Region (Scotland) are held (or will be held) in the organisation’s name in a UK bank or building society account If your Scout Group, District, County/Area/Region (Scotland) pays (or will pay) any trustee or person connected to them for providing goods and services, you declare that this will:
    1. be in the organisation’s best interests
    2. be lawful and authorised
    3. help the organisation carry out its purposes (or be a necessary by-product of it carrying out its purposes)