Young Leaders are people of the Explorer Scout age range (14 - 18th birthday) who want to work as a Young Leader with a section of a Scout Group - Beavers, Cubs or Scouts.

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Young Leaders spend most of their Scouting time with the section they are working with, but also meet as a Young Leader Unit once a month and also receive Young Leader training.
There is nothing to stop a Young Leader also being a member of a normal Explorer Unit and taking part in the full Explorer programme.