It is understood that the bureau is keen to change the "operational definition" of volunteering to reduce the number of people who receive free checks, and increase its income.
An estimated one in five CRB checks are carried out on volunteers. They are currently offered free to those meeting its definition of volunteers - people who are not paid, but who do receive some expenses. The bureau wants to limit this definition to those who receive nothing.
If the change goes ahead, it would be strongly contested by voluntary youth work organisations, many of whom already struggle to encourage people to volunteer.
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