back to Scouting under Covid-19 health restrictions . . .

*back to Scouting under Covid-19 health restrictions . . . *

Attempt to summarise the restrictions . . . 

The limits could be there a good while. The 15 outdoors - .. or indoors is with social distancing and precautions masks and hygiene if closer than 2m. 

Group Council meetings to figure out when can get back to Scout Den, what meeting rules/procedures and cleaning regimes need.

https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/cf9b0d-new-public-health-measures-effective-now-to-prevent-further-spread-o/   Indoor sporting and culture guidelines (e.g. museums, gyms) allow multiple pods of 6. PODs must be kept separate. *Indoors("Youth sector specific allowance") and Outdoors currently group max size is 15*, "no mixing between groups" and "May operate multiple groups if sufficient space and strict public health protocols are in place."  So if have enough leaders (maybe county events) with multiple PODs are possible but with less leaders (e.g. 2 or 3) groups are restricted to one group of 15 meeting (including leaders).

The Scouting Guidelines https://www.scouts.ie/Covid-19/Advice/ - https://www.scouts.ie/Covid-19/Advice/Getting-Back-to-Scouting-Roadmap.pdf and youth sector guidelines say the same, follow govt/HSE guidelines - from scouting roadmap:

"*Small team:* Scouting has always been based in the small teams of lodges, sixes, patrols/watches, crews and teams (depending on your section). Activity can restart from this basis and focus on getting these teams up and running. Not only is this a safe way to control numbers for social distancing but it is also a key part of good scouting. As measures relax, we can look at bringing more of these small teams together in the same place while still keeping to these teams."

"*Outside:* We will emphasise outside activities over Autumn and into the Winter where possible. Many Beavers and Cubs sections will want to start back in September so the focus needs to be on outdoor activities and meeting when and where possible.

"*Youth and Adults:* Before we can have new style indoor meetings consider how we can continue with the online environment to create a new blended scouting model to further reduce the risk of viral spread."

"*Camps involving up to 15 participants may take place having regard to public health advice*"