Gasóga na hÉireann/Scouting Ireland
Document No.
TOR-SUB14 Issued 1st December 2019 Last Amended 11th January 2020 Next Review January 2023
Category: Sub-committees and Appointments
Investigation Officer – Terms of Reference Related Documents
SID-CCD01 - Scouting Ireland’s Grievance and Disputes Process
SID-CCD02 - Scouting Ireland’s Conflict Resolution Policy and Guidelines
SID-CCD03 - Scouting Ireland’s Disputes Policy (Youth Members)
SID-CCD04 - Scouting Ireland’s Disciplinary Process
TOR-SUB04 – Disputes Resolution and Appeals Panel - Terms of Reference
TOR-SUB13 – Disciplinary Panel - Terms of Reference
Revision Schedule
Revision Date Description
A 11/01/2020 Amended to include guidelines for Investigation Officers # 01/12/2019 Document Issued
Investigation Officer
An Investigation Officer (IO) shall be responsible for conducting all fact finding and evidence gathering on disciplinary cases that are raised with Scouting Ireland and that are referred to them.
It is not necessary for an IO to be a member of Scouting Ireland.
Terms of Office
An IO shall be appointed to that role by the Board of Directors of Scouting Ireland (Board) on the recommendation of the Disputes Resolution and Appeals Panel (DRAP)
The Board shall decide the appropriate manner by which to seek nominations to fill the role of IO. The nomination process and the recommendation of the individuals to the Board will be overseen by the DRAP.
An IO shall hold their position for a period of three years and at the end of the three year period the DRAP may recommend an individual’s re-appoint to the Board on an annual basis.
The DRAP may recommend to the Board that, at any time, an individual be removed as an IO.
Purpose
The purpose of the IO is to carry out a full and comprehensive fact finding investigation of all disciplinary matters that are referred to them by Scouting Ireland’s Disciplinary Panel (DP).
The DP will set the specific Terms of Reference for each IO to work to, for each individual case that an IO is assigned to, and will fully brief the IO in advance of an investigation commencing.
Reporting to
Following an investigation, the IO will present the DP with a full and comprehensive report to include all written documents generated by them as well as all documents handed over to them during the course of the investigation
Key areas of responsibility
1. To discharge the duties of the role as specified in Scouting Ireland’s policy document SID-CCD04 - Disciplinary Process.
2. To carry out full and comprehensive fact finding investigations of all disciplinary matters that are referred to them by the DP.
3. To provide a comprehensive written report of the facts in all cases that are assigned to them.