Prior to the expiry of the individual’s disclosure, this will always be the Commissioner in the hierarchy is who is closest to the individual’s primary role. For example: if an individual’s primary role is a Cub Scout Leader it will be their District Commissioner (DC) who is informed; if their primary role is a District Commissioner it will be the County Commissioner (CC) who is informed in England or Northern Ireland, or the Regional Commissioner (RC) in Scotland, or Area Commissioner (AC) in Wales.
If, for any reason, the relevant Commissioner role is not filled then the next Commissioner in the hierarchy will be contacted instead. For example, if the DC is the relevant Commissioner but there is currently no one in post the CC/AC/RC (depending on the country) will automatically be contacted instead.