The consultation's findings will result in proposals for a UK-wide framework for youth volunteering, due in March next year. Other ideas include a database on volunteering and a system enabling young people to "buy" volunteering experiences with vouchers exchangeable for extra government money.
The final framework may also include a national volunteering hub - a source of information accessible via mobile phone, the internet and interactive television that will be available in schools and community centres. It may incorporate a national accreditation scheme through links with formal qualifications.
- www.russellcommission.com - www.russellmission.com - See Hot Issue, p16
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