Written Question · S1W-28600 · Session 1
Whether it will arrange liability insurance cover for voluntary organisations to cover them and their paid and voluntary helpers from claim…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will arrange liability insurance cover for voluntary organisations to cover them and their paid and voluntary helpers from claims arising from adventure activities or other accidents.
The answer
The Scottish Executive currently has no plans to arrange liability insurance cover for voluntary organisations to cover this type of activity.Volunteer Development Scotland, the national centre for excellence in volunteering, strongly recommends that organisations making use of volunteers obtain adequate insurance cover.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-28600 by reference.