Written Question · S2W-21532 · Session 2
What plans it has to encourage the insurance industry not to impose conditions on youth and outdoor education activities and on voluntary w…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to encourage the insurance industry not to impose conditions on youth and outdoor education activities and on voluntary work by older people which discourage people from taking part in these activities.
The answer
Government engagement in insurance matters impacting on youth and outdoor education activities and the voluntary sector at large is undertaken on a UK basis to mirror the way in which the insurance industry operates.
Volunteering England has been commissioned to look into risk management in the voluntary sector across the UK. It will examine issues such as good practice development and dissemination and is due to report to the Home Office in June 2006.
More generally, the Home Office acts as the champion of the voluntary sector on insurance matters. Together with the voluntary sector and the insurance industry, it is examining employers’ liability insurance, legal costs and full cost recovery. The three partners are also drawing together sources of practical advice and expertise with insurance issues and this will be disseminated to the voluntary sector. The Home Office is also facilitating on-going dialogue between the insurance industry and the voluntary sector on general insurance matters.
Volunteering England has been commissioned to look into risk management in the voluntary sector across the UK. It will examine issues such as good practice development and dissemination and is due to report to the Home Office in June 2006.
More generally, the Home Office acts as the champion of the voluntary sector on insurance matters. Together with the voluntary sector and the insurance industry, it is examining employers’ liability insurance, legal costs and full cost recovery. The three partners are also drawing together sources of practical advice and expertise with insurance issues and this will be disseminated to the voluntary sector. The Home Office is also facilitating on-going dialogue between the insurance industry and the voluntary sector on general insurance matters.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-21532 by reference.