Defending childcare costs for volunteers
14th December 2007, 2:07 pm
The Association of Volunteer Managers has launched a campaign to defend the right of volunteers to be reimbursed childcare costs, after the alarming statement from the Department of Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform that they would “represent a significant benefit in kind” (see earlier news item).
AVM believes that BERR has got it wrong, and is out of line with other government departments, and that this should be pointed out to them. A sample letter and contact details are given at http://www.volunteermanagers.org.uk/save-childcare-expenses-volunteers.