Scouting in Scotland - The Scout Association in Scotland

The Scout Association in Scotland

The Scottish Council
Owner The Scout Association
Headquarters Fordell Firs, Fife
Country Scotland

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A Scottish Headquarters, at Fordell Firs in Fife, for training, programme and administration in Scotland goes back to 1909. The current Chief Commissioner of Scotland is Graham Haddock.

Eight new regions of the Scout Association in Scotland were formed on 1 April 2008, by amalgamating the previous Scout Areas.

In April, 2008, it was reported that there are 582 Scout Groups in Scotland and that in the previous year there had been an increase in new members of 1500, raising the total to nearly 30,000. However, these figures were unaudited and the incredible 5.25% claimed increase seems to have resulted from changes in statistical methods and the 2008 restructure rather than any real increase in numbers. A publicity release was made as to this claimed increase suggesting it had resulted in a shortage of leaders.

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