Meritorious Conduct & Gallantry Awards

Meritorious Conduct Awards

These awards are for those who have conducted themselves with a high degree of courage, endurance, initiative or dedication to the Scouts, often through difficulties, without necessarily involving any element of risk.

Consider the following when making a nomination;

Why do the actions stand out?
How do the actions relate to the age of those involved and/or the use of Scouting skills?
Have they had any ongoing effects or taken further actions, e.g. fundraising?
Is the nomination timely (the National Awards Advisory Group will usually only consider award nominations submitted within 12-18 months of the incident/issue)?
Where has the information come from (ensure an unbiased view)?

In medical cases;

When did any difficulties begin, or did they precede involvement in the Scouts?
If everyone had the same difficulty, would the nominee still merit special recognition?
What’s the prognosis (if known)?
What’s the perceived suffering or determination and how this has affected their participation in the Scouts?
Is the nomination timely (i.e. within a 12 month timeline) and have any thanks/recognition already been sent?

Meritorious

Merit

Gallantry Awards

These awards are considered where an individual has put their own life at risk, whilst undertaking a meritorious act.

Consider the following when making a nomination;

Nature of incident
Place, date and time of incident (the National Awards Advisory Group will usually only consider award nominations submitted within 12-18 months of the incident/issue)
Account of incident
Eye-witness reports e.g. an independent eyewitness, emergency services or any other rescue services
Any articles about the incident (newspapers, radio, social media etc.)
Has the County Commissioner sent a congratulatory letter?
Have any other awards been received with regards to this incident?

Gilt Cross