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Task

10.1.2.5. Return or destroy the supporting private information

Required May not apply Often forgotten

This may not apply to you. You have not answered "Which program is the member in?" yet. Answer it and this step will either settle or drop off.

Once the decision has been recorded and delivered, the supporting private information goes back to its source: the parent or guardian, or the institution that provided it. If there is any question about what to do with it, it should be destroyed. The Guide states this at 10.1.2.5, again at 10.1.2.6 and again at 10.2.0.2.

Warning. This is a step, not an afterthought. Medical statements, Individualized Education Plans and treatment summaries go back to the parent, guardian or institution that supplied them once the decision has been recorded and delivered. If there is any question about what to do with them, destroy them.

Where this step comes from

  1. Guide to Advancement (2025), Section 10.1.2.5 · Supporting private information is returned to its source, or destroyed.
  2. Guide to Advancement (2025), Section 10.1.2.6 · Stated again for merit badges.
  3. Guide to Advancement (2025), Section 10.2.0.2 · And again for registration.

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