David Blunkett calls 16-25-year olds to do six months’ voluntary work

27 Nov 2008
Former home secretary David Blunkett has said that everyone between the ages of 16 and 25 should do at least six months of 'intensive' voluntary work, in a pamphlet for the Fabian Society.

The proposal is contained in 'Mutual Action, Common Purpose: Empowering the Third Sector' which was produced following a year-long consultation by a working group of Labour MPs which Mr Blunkett chaired. He calls for 'civil volunteer corps' to be trialled in three or four demonstration cities - with incentives to ensure that all young people take part - as the prelude to a nationwide scheme dramatically extending existing youth volunteering programmes.

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