Scouts have been advised not to carry penknives unless there is a “specific” reason to do so.
The guidance, published in Scouting magazine, follows confusion over laws on carrying a knife in public and a crackdown on knife culture.
Dave Budd, who runs safety courses for scouts, said knives “of any sort” should not be carried to camps unless there was a “specific need”.
But Kent scout leader Sheila Burgin said it was health and safety gone mad.
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The Scout Association is to start offering its members sexual health and relationships advice.
New guidance, geared mainly to 14 to 18-year-olds, advises leaders to discuss contraception and encourage resisting of peer pressure to have sex.
Scout groups can also organise trips to sexual health clinics and give details of other helpful agencies.
