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Government drops security checks on volunteers

Howard Lake | 7 February 2001 | News



Education Minister David Blunkett today announced that charities would not be required to pay to vet new volunteers. Such criminal records checks with the new criminal records bureau could have cost the voluntary sector £15m. Instead the government will foot the bill.




Read Blunkett drops £15m volunteer groups charge by Patrick Wintour and Nicola Hill at SocietyGuardian.





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