Junior children's minister Tim Loughton and civil society minister Nick Hurd have signed up to the big society placement scheme, developed by the National Council for Voluntary Youth Services. Ministers, MPs and civil servants will spend between two days and a week working alongside a youth charity.
The scheme was launched at a parliamentary event last week. Faiza Chaudary, NCVYS policy director, said it will enable participants to experience the local reality of the big society vision.
"It will provide a thorough experience of the community and voluntary organisations' work on the ground, how they are managed and how they achieve the maximum outcome on minimal resources," she added.
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