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title: Permissions for subsidiary groups
description: "If groups are nested, i.e. there are superior and sub groups, you have the possibility to give permissions in a superior group that are valid for the sub group. This is called inheritance. **Important** The permissions inherited in this way…"
url: "https://staging.churchtools.academy/en/help/permissions-management/authorise-groups/21-permissions-for-subsidiary-groups/"
updated: "2025-09-17"
category: Permissions per module / Authorise Groups
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# Permissions for subsidiary groups

If groups are nested, i.e. there are superior and sub groups, you have the possibility to give permissions in a superior group that are valid for the sub group. This is called inheritance.

**Important**

The permissions inherited in this way apply to users with certain group type roles in the superior group. The permissions are **not** passed on to the group type roles of the sub groups!

You can choose for how many subordinate group levels the selected permissions should be active:

- No subordinate group level - This means that any ticked permissions are inactive. The permissions selection will no longer be displayed in this case.
- One to three subordinate group levels - The role-specific selected permissions are active for the selected number of subordinate group levels.
- All subordinate group levels - The role-specific selected permissions are active for all subordinate group levels.

So, for example, if you give a staff member of superior group A the permission to view and conduct group meetings of a sub group B, the staff member from group A can conduct the check-in for group B. The staff member from group B, however, can't do the same.

#### Read more

- [How does a role of a superior group get permissions for a sub group?](https://staging.churchtools.academy/en/help/permissions-management/authorise-groups/how-does-a-role-of-a-superior-group-get-permissions-for-a-sub-group/)
- [Explanation of the permission system in ChurchTools](https://staging.churchtools.academy/en/help/permissions-management/permissions/explanation-of-the-permission-system-in-churchtools/)