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Find volunteering opportunities, and volunteer rights, pay, expenses, age limits, criminal record checks.

• Find volunteer opportunities

  You can find volunteering opportunities on the: National Association for…

• Volunteers' rights

  You do not have a contract of employment as a volunteer, so you do not…

• When you can volunteer

  Age limits There’s no upper age limit on volunteering. Some organisations’…

• Pay and expenses

  You are not paid for your time as a volunteer, but you may get money to…

This guidance aims to help organisations and groups understand how to safely and effectively involve volunteers.

• Updated: 4 April 2022

Information on how to stay safe and healthy during travel abroad.

• Updated: 12 June 2025

Help by giving your money, time and skills if there's been a natural disaster or humanitarian emergency overseas

The role of voluntary organisations in preparing for, responding to and recovering from emergencies.

• Updated: 7 May 2014

Nominate a group of volunteers for The King's Award for Voluntary Service including eligibility and supporting a nomination.

Communities across the United Kingdom will benefit as 231 volunteer-led groups receive The King's Award for Voluntary Service - the highest accolade a voluntary group can receive in the UK, equivalent to an MBE.

• Updated: 14 November 2025

How to recruit and manage volunteers for your charity, including the vetting process, paying expenses, role descriptions and insurance.

• Updated: 23 May 2013

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.

• Updated: 17 September 2021

Exemplar documents and templates provided by library services and community managed libraries

• Updated: 5 June 2018