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Red tape 'deterring volunteers'

by BBC

28 January 2008

People are being put off volunteering by red tape and needless criminal checks, a government adviser suggests.

Baroness Julia Neuberger said a fundamental shake-up of the system is needed to make volunteering part of the "DNA of society".

She said "unnecessary bureaucracy" and "financial obstacles" were stopping volunteers coming forward.

In 2007, 49% of people in England volunteered at least once a month, worth around £48.1bn to the economy.

Read the whole story at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7212440.stm

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