The Volunteer Rights Inquiry Rob Jackson Director of Development & Innovation.

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The Volunteer Rights Inquiry Rob Jackson Director of Development & Innovation

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The Volunteer Rights Inquiry

Rob JacksonDirector of Development & Innovation

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Contents

What is the Volunteer Rights Inquiry?

Who is on the Volunteer Rights Inquiry?

What will the Volunteer Rights Inquiry do?

What are the expected outcomes?

What’s your take on the issues? – discussion

How you can help

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What is the Volunteer Rights Inquiry?

A short, focused exploration of the issues and potential solutions to the subject of volunteer rights

– Not just about legal rights but rights of redress when things go wrong

Volunteering England exercising strategic leadership to create a neutral space for a thorough exploration of the issues and potential solutions

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Who is on the Volunteer Rights Inquiry?

Sukhvinder Kaur-Stubbs, Chair

Judith Brodie, Director VSO UK

Sean Cobley, Chair AVM

Robyn Harrison, Volunteer Centre Ripon

Lewis Smith, Chair Volunteer Rights Group

Victoria Cook, Solicitor Bates Wells and Braithwaite

Caroline Aldiss, Lead Campaigner for Volunteer Welfare

Julia Dennis, Volunteering Development Manager Citizen’s Advice

Jodi Berg, Independent Complaints Reviewer Charity Commission

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What will the Volunteer Rights Inquiry do?

Meet as a full Inquiry three times

Hear evidence at two or three sessions in early 2010

Take evidence online via Volunteering England website, YouTube Channel and Twitter

Produce a final report in spring 2010

Launch the report to key stakeholders

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What are the expected outcomes?

Provide a comprehensive overview of the issues, concerns and pros and cons of possible solutions

– Will not recommend specific ways forward but provide a sound basis for further debate

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What’s your take on the issues?

What do you think are the main drivers of the concerns being expressed about volunteer rights?

– Feedback your top three

What do you think is the most sensible solution?

– What are the likely pros and cons of this?

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How you can help

Provide a forum to discuss outcomes of the Volunteer Rights Inquiry once the work is completed

Tell us who we should invite to give evidence

Promote the routes for people to give evidence to our networks when we launch these in December

Come and give evidence yourselves

Contact - [email protected]