What is the definition of a volunteer?
The CRB will issue a CRB certificate ‘free of charge’ if the person for whom a CRB check is required satisfies the following criteria: ‘A volunteer is a person who is engaged in any activity which involves spending time, unpaid (except for traveling and other approved out-of-pocket expenses), doing something which aims to benefit someone (individuals or groups) other than or in addition to close relatives’.
A Red Cross volunteer is an individual who, beyond the responsibilities of paid employment, freely and without expectation or receipt of compensation, and for personal, humanitarian, or charitable reasons, contributes time and service to assist the American Red Cross in the accomplishment of its Mission.
The CRB’s definition of a volunteer is: ‘a person who is engaged in any activity which involves spending time, unpaid (except for travelling and other approved out-of-pocket expenses), doing something which aims to benefit someone (individuals or groups) other than or in addition to close relatives’. Some people can be referred to as volunteers, but do not actually meet the CRB’s criteria to get a free check. This is because they may receive, or expect to receive, a benefit, such as remuneration or a credit towards a qualification. For example, students on training placement; people on work placements, must pay for their checks. It is also worth noting that there is no legal requirement to vet all volunteers. The decision to get a CRB check on a volunteer should be based on either: • a thorough risk assessment of the role to be performed by the volunteer and the extent to which this will bring them into contact with children or vulnerable adults or, • if the voluntary work is to be car
