Decision details

Volunteering policy (members of public, residents, businesses, third parties and groups)

Reference: D985

Decision Maker: Leader of the Council

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

To seek approval of a Council Volunteering policy for members of the public, residents, businesses, third parties and groups that wish to volunteer for the Council, assisting with Council run activities, events, schemes or projects.

Decision:

To approve the Volunteer Policy at Appendix 1 to the report to be applied to all third party volunteers volunteering for Council controlled events or activities.

Reasons for the decision:

To provide Volunteers with a clear set of expectations and to provide clarity around the relationship between volunteers and the Council which is particularly essential at the present time.

Alternative options considered:

The Council could operate without an approved Volunteer Policy, this would not provide staff and volunteers with the clarity required to safely and effectively run projects and schemes which is essential, particularly at the present time when volunteers are critical to the delivery of schemes to support residents during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Publication date: 27/03/2020

Date of decision: 27/03/2020

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