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111 outstanding UK volunteering groups have been honoured as recipients of The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service 2014.
117 outstanding UK volunteering groups have been honoured as recipients of The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service 2013.
How to recruit and manage volunteers for your charity, including the vetting process, paying expenses, role descriptions and insurance.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Find out how to treat member’s voluntary pension contributions following the public service pensions remedy (also known as McCloud).
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.
Employment Tribunal decision.
This quick start guide tells you how voluntary and community organisations can use the greater scope for positive action in the Equality Act…
Nearly 200 outstanding UK volunteering groups have been honoured as recipients of The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service 2015.
Nearly 200 outstanding UK volunteering groups have been honoured as recipients of The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service 2016.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
What happens if you're given a community sentence or community service. Find out about Community Payback and the rules of your community sentence.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
This quick start guide tells you how the Equality Act changes what voluntary and community organisations need to do to prevent harassment when…
Showcases how the Voluntary Returns Service (VRS) has helped people voluntarily return back to their home country and the support received.
FCO staff and voluntary work.
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