Lone volunteering will be discouraged where possible to eliminate risk to volunteers and negative impact to the charity

 

A completed risk assessment of any fundraising events with include steps that will be taken to avoid or control a potential   This will include position of event and separate areas within that event, e.g.- Pop up shop stock rooms .

 

For table top sales and bucket collections, attempts to have more than one person on set up and closing down should be included in the arrangements. It should be the aim to always have more than one volunteer at all times

 

Where security contact is available e.g. Shopping centres/Supermarkets ,security contact phone numbers should be made available to the volunteers before the event

 

An individual risk assessment needs to be completed for any volunteer who will be undertaking a specific lone working activity, although the charity will encourage  that lone events should be reviewed to include supporting volunteers, especially if in a  remote area

 

For any lone volunteer event, a trustee  or branch committee members must be advised before the event and communicated with during and at the end of event

 

Due regard is given to the health and well-being of any volunteer planning a lone event

 

Appropriate arrangements must be in place for any lone volunteering and  confirmed prior to the event  

 

Appropriate support must be given to any volunteer  involved in any incident

 

Volunteers are encouraged to have  a well charged mobile phone with them at all times, with more than one charity contact person  in their contact list

 

Transport to and from the event is to be considered by all volunteers, including car parking in a safe secure and well-lit area when possible.

 

It is the responsibility of all volunteers using their cars to travel to an event to ensure that their insurance cover includes travel for such an event

 

Policy to be shared with all volunteers