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Volunteer Rights Inquiry
19 November 2009
The Volunteer Rights Inquiry will be a short, focused exploration of the issues and potential solutions around the subject of volunteer rights.
The Inquiry sets out to examine a broad range of issues including, but not limited to, the legal rights of volunteers and to consider potential options for redress when things go wrong.
After a series of high profile cases and campaigning by a number of people, concerns have been raised that volunteers have no rights in dealing with volunteer involving organisations when problems occur, be they rights in law or in procedures for redress.
The Volunteer Rights Inquiry will provide a comprehensive overview of the issues, concerns and possible solutions. It is hoped that these will be of interest to stakeholders in volunteering (e.g. policy makers, volunteer involving organisations, Volunteer Managers, volunteers themselves).
A good summary of the Inquiry is avaiable through the following presentation from Rob Jackson, Director of Development and Innovation at Volunteering England:
Further details of how to contribute will be released in December. However, fuller details about the panel which will be chaired by Sukhvinder Kaur-Stubbs are available from Volunteering England's website
Featured Event
Influencing Parliament with the Communities and Local Government Select Committee
As part of the Parliamentary Outreach and VSNW 'Get Involved' series of events, this event will explore:
►What Parliament is and what it does
►How groups can effectively engage with Parliament
►Insights from a Specialist Clerk from the House of Commons Communities and Local Government Select Committee
Featured News
Listen Value Invest campaign is launched at the Houses of Parliament
The Listen Value Invest campaign was launched in a special event at the Houses of Parliament last week.
Demonstrating the local economic and social value of grant-making with the VCS
This new 'think piece' from the Centre for Local Economic Strategies, commissioned by VSNW, explores the shift from grants to contracts, and the value of grant-making within the voluntary and community sector.
North West Mental Wellbeing Survey
North West Mental Wellbeing Survey - a major new survey of 18,500 residents in the North West has been published.
Events & Trainings
VSNW’s list of events & training opportunities for VCS groups in the North West
