Clause 2 - Statements of Inherent Risk
Promotion of Volunteering Bill
9:30 am
Mr Julian Brazier (Shadow Minister, International Affairs; Canterbury, Conservative)
Welcome back to the Chair, Mr. Amess.
I set out all the relevant arguments earlier, but I should just add that more and more voluntary organisations now feel bound to get insurance. Given that a lady who injured herself on a dance floor that was treated with non-stick material is currently suing the organisation involved, the certificates might in a sense offer a way of getting insurance premiums down for voluntary groups. I can only reiterate that the statements are not compulsory and that, crucially, we should make it clear that they need be signed only once and need not be exhaustive, and so on. We have really bent over backwards on this matter, so I am afraid that I am unable to urge the Committee to support the amendments; I ask it to oppose all three.