Affiliated groups

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The Trefoil Guild

The Trefoil Guild is part of Girlguiding UK but has a separate constitution and is independently administered. The Trefoil Guild office is situated within CHQ

The aim and objectives of The Trefoil Guild are:

to give practical, financial and moral support to Guiding and Scouting
to keep alive among members the spirit of the Guide and Scout Promises and Laws
to carry that spirit into the communities in which members live and work.

Policy

The Trefoil Guild Council and Executive make policy decisions but are guided by decisions of Girlguiding UK’s Executive Committee.

The Chairman of The Trefoil Guild is appointed by the Chief Guide, on the recommendation of the Chief Guide after consultation with Country and Region Trefoil Guild Chairmen, for a term of five years.

Membership

Full membership is open to anyone aged 18 or over who has been a member of
Girlguiding UK or The Scout Association or who makes the Guide or Scout Promise.

Associate membership is open to anyone aged 18 or over who holds either a Leader’s or Scouter’s unit appointment or a Commissioner’s or Assistant Commissioners’s appointment in either Girlguiding UK or The Scout Association.

Affiliate membership is open to anyone aged 18 or over who has not made the Guide or Scout Promise but who subscribes to the aims and principles of the two Associations.

Women and men who are members of The Trefoil Guild will have corporate membership of Girlguiding UK and also of WAGGGS without paying an extra subscription.

The Trefoil Guild has its own badge, range of clothing and magazine.

Finance

The Trefoil Guild is financially self-supporting. Each Guild, County, Country and Region is responsible for its own finances. Every member of The Trefoil Guild pays an annual subscription to the Guild, the amount of which is agreed each year by the Executive Committee and recommended to the Council for approval. There may also be local subscriptions which are collected at the same time as the annual subscription. Further details about the Trefoil Guild may be found in the Trefoil Guild Handbook, available from the Trefoil Guild office at CHQ and on the Trefoil Guild website.

Student Scout and Guide Clubs

Student Scout and Guide Clubs are set up in colleges of further and higher education, universities and similar establishments. They provide a framework for students to maintain, renew or acquire contact with Guiding and Scouting.

The aim of the Student Scout and Guide Organisation (SSAGO) is to:

promote Student Scout and Guide Clubs
provide a forum for discussion on matters affecting its affiliated clubs. SSAGO is officially recognised by Girlguiding UK and is an associate organisation of The Scout Association.

All Clubs must:

affiliate to SSAGO
be self-financing
pay the annual affiliation fee to SSAGO.

A member of a Student Scout and Guide Club does not wear guidewear, but those who are also members of Girlguiding UK may wear the SSAGO badge when in guidewear.

Activities

All members of a Student Scout and Guide Club must comply with the activity and safety rules of Girlguiding UK and The Scout Association.

Other organisations affiliated to Girlguiding UK

With the approval of the Executive Committee of Girlguiding UK, an organisation existing for the training of girls and young women may include or adopt guiding as part of its programme. With the approval of its own governing body it may be recognised as an affiliated organisation of Girlguiding UK. Units formed under this arrangement are normally sponsored by the organisation or its local representative(s).

Affiliated organisations may recommend to the Executive Committee of Girlguiding UK one of their members, who is also a Leader or Commissioner:

for appointment as Director of Guiding
to be responsible within her organisation for ensuring that it adheres to the policies of Girlguiding UK.

At present, affiliated organisations of Girlguiding UK are:

Organisations to which Girlguiding UK is affiliated

Girlguiding UK is affiliated to the following organisations:

For further information, including affiliation numbers, contact CHQ. Details of local affiliations can be obtained from Country or Region Offices.

Salvation Army units

Salvation Army guiding members are affiliated with Girlguiding UK while remaining under the administration of the Salvation Army.

Salvation Army guiding members are governed by the policies of Girlguiding UK and by Orders and Regulations for Leaders of Salvation Army Affiliated Units in the United Kingdom.

Area director

The nomination of an area director for guiding is made by the divisional commander to Territorial Headquarters. An area director is responsible, under the divisional youth officer, for the extension and development of guiding throughout the division.

The area director’s duties are to:

maintain a link with County, Division and District Commissioners.
visit each unit in the division (see Orders and Regulations for Leaders of Salvation Army Affiliated Units in the United Kingdom).

The Scout Association

The Scout Association and Girlguiding UK, although separate organisations, share a common founder and have similar aims and principles. Cooperation between the two is encouraged at all times and at all levels.

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