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U.K. seeks more volunteering.


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, UK -- The British government is looking for Looking for

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 ways to promote volunteering and good citizenship by young people.

The Russell Commission, is considering financial incentives to encourage 16-18 year olds to undertake volunteering before university. Among the plans under consideration is writing off part of a student's debt if the student has been on an accredited accredited

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 volunteering scheme during a year-off from education.

Voluntary groups have complained to the commission that the fear of compensation claims are affecting their programs and some are faced with rising insurance costs. The commission is also looking at laws in Europe and some U.S. states A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States, although four states use the official title "commonwealth". The separate state governments and the federal government share sovereignty, in that an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and  that shield volunteers from law suits.

The government is also concerned with ways to encourage volunteering by dissaffected lower class youths and the Labour party is planning to include a youth volunteer program in its upcoming election platform.
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Title Annotation:General; The Russell Commission
Publication:Community Action
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:4EUUK
Date:Aug 16, 2004
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