What is the latest version of the Guide to Safe Scouting?

View the latest updates to the Guide to Safe Scouting at https://www.scouting.org/health-and-safety/gss/. This includes the most up to date PDF version of the Guide to Safe Scouting.

All participants in official Scouting activities should become familiar with the Guide to Safe Scouting, applicable program literature or manuals, and be aware of state or local government regulations that supersede Boy Scouts of America practices, policies, and guidelines. The Guide to Safe Scouting is an overview of Scouting policies and procedures gleaned from a variety of sources. For some items, the policy statements are complete. Unit leaders are expected to review the additional reference material cited prior to conducting such activities.