Most volunteers enhance the lives of the clients they work with.
But some may not be suited to work with vulnerable adults and children and a tiny minority may pose a threat. This information sheet summarises ways in which an organisation can help to minimise the risks and points the way towards more detailed advice and information. This means accepting that the welfare of your clients is your paramount concern and affirming that threatening, violent, dishonest or degrading behaviour is always unacceptable. You may want to include this principle in any written policy and have a set of rules outlining the types of behaviour that are or are not acceptable within your organisation. You should also make clients aware of your policy and their rights.