A guide for volunteer involving organisations on overcoming the barrers to volunteer involvement. It outlines the barriers, how to bridge them, and how to retain volunteers. It includes a sample equal opportunities policy.

Information and advice about the need for clarity regarding a person’s status as a volunteer or employee

A guide for organisations that use volunteers, promoting the need for volunteer policies as the key to diverse volunteer involvement

Information about volunteering overseas, either short or long term, and the issues to consider, ideas for raising the money, and checking out organisations looking for volunteers

The regulations governing the people who are allowed to volunteer in the UK

The issues for organisations to consider when using volunteer drivers

The rules governing volunteering and payment of state benefits

Information and guidance about screening volunteers for criminal records, and police checks.