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Find volunteering opportunities, and volunteer rights, pay, expenses, age limits, criminal record checks.
You can find volunteering opportunities on the: National Association for…
You do not have a contract of employment as a volunteer, so you do not…
Age limits There’s no upper age limit on volunteering. Some organisations’…
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What to do if you claim benefits and do voluntary work.
This guidance aims to help organisations and groups understand how to safely and effectively involve volunteers.
How to recruit and manage volunteers for your charity, including the vetting process, paying expenses, role descriptions and insurance.
Information on how to stay safe and healthy during travel abroad.
Guidance on the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage for organisations who offer work experience, including placements and internships.
Find out how to become a volunteer to support nature conservation where you live or work.
Join an Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) to volunteer to check standards in prisons - find out how to apply
Find out what a volunteer bat roost visitor (VBRV) does and how to get trained and licenced to carry out bat roost visits.
The role of voluntary organisations in preparing for, responding to and recovering from emergencies.
DCMS invites applications from grant makers to administer up to £1.7m funding on volunteering projects in 2021/22 and welcomes additional match funding to 2023.
The UKSAR Mental Health and Wellbeing Work Group considered how the six Mental Health at Work Commitment Standards can be translated into a form that is more appropriate for volunteers.
Volunteering boost for charities, libraries and museums for disadvantaged areas.
Guidance on the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Volunteering Award.
Find out about the support you get to carry out a volunteer role safely and effectively.
Help by giving your money, time and skills if there's been a natural disaster or humanitarian emergency overseas
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Gavin Mansfield, Deputy Judge of the High Court, on 9 May 2024.
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