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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
Marmot and the Third Sector: Addressing Health Inequalities Together
A conference organised by the Department of Health’s Third Sector Strategic Partners to discuss the findings and impact of the Marmot Review of health inequalities in England.
Featured News
Free workshop to Increase your influence
bassac, Preston CVS and VSNW are running a free introductory workshop to increase the impact, effectiveness and influence of voluntary and community sector groups.
Further information: Voice workshop
Dept. of Health Looking for New Strategic Partners
Department of Health are now inviting applications for the Department of Health Third Sector Partner Programme for 2010-11.
Third Sector GTA awarded £300,000
The Third Sector Group Training Association (GTA), of which VSNW is a partner, has been allocated £300,000 to support further development.
Events & Trainings
VSNW’s list of events & training opportunities for VCS groups in the North West
