Nights Away Permit Scheme

The Nights Away Permit Scheme is an internal assessment scheme designed to ensure that all those leading nights away events for young people within Scouting have the skills, experience and personal suitability to do so.

The Permit Scheme

You can find full details of the Nights Away Permit Scheme in the factsheets below. All of these can be downloaded by clicking here.
FS120800 Nights Away Permit Scheme FS120801 Nights Away Permit Scheme - Applicants' guide FS120802 Nights Away Permit Scheme - Assessment guide FS120804 Nights Away Permit Scheme - Nights Away Advisers' guide

There is also an assessment checklist that the Nights Away Adviser uses to assess any applicants for nights away permits. AC120990 Assessment checklist for a Nights Away Permit

Forms and Resources

To apply for a nights away permit you will need to contact your Nights Away Adviser. Below is an application form that you can attach to emails or print out and fill in by hand.
Nights away application form (Word document)

The nights away notification form (Form NAN) can also be attached to emails, or printed out and filled in by hand.
Form NAN (Word document)

As well as being available from the Scout Information Centre, nights away permit holders can download a nights away passport to use for young people-led nights away events.
Nights away passport (PDF)

Frequently Asked Questions

To help aid people's understanding of the updates within this scheme, we have put together the answers to a few frequently asked questions.
Nights Away Permit Scheme - FAQs