The Coalition Agreement included a commitment to encourage volunteering and involvement in social action. The Government intends that the Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill will help to fulfil this commitment by reassuring volunteers (and others) that the courts will consider the context of their actions in the event that they are sued for negligence or breach of statutory duty. The Bill is one of a number of initiatives being pursued by the Government to tackle the perception of a “compensation culture” which, among other things, may deter people from volunteering or getting involved in activities of benefit to the community.
Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill
Commons Briefing paper by Catherine Fairbairn
and
John Woodhouse.
It was first published on Tuesday, 8 July 2014.
It was last updated on Tuesday, 8 July 2014.
About this research briefing
Reference
RP14-38 Series
Briefing papers on billsRelated items
Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill 2014-15
Thursday, 12 June 2014
Bills
House of Commons
Thursday, 12 June 2014
Bills
House of Commons
Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill
Monday, 21 July 2014
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Commons
Monday, 21 July 2014
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Commons
Librarians' tools
Timestamp
2020-04-15 17:05:31 +0100
URI
http://data.parliament.uk/resources/346083
In Indexing
http://indexing.parliament.uk/Content/Edit/1?uri=http://data.parliament.uk/resources/346083
In Solr
https://search.parliament.uk/claw/solr/?id=http://data.parliament.uk/resources/346083
Internal location
http://researchbriefings.intranet.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/RP14-38