In recent months a few cases have come to our attention where volunteers are being reimbursed more than their out of pocket expenses, are receiving well below the allowed maximum mileage rate or are having no expenses reimbursed at all.

All three of these scenarios have severe implications for you as an organisation and, more particularly, for the volunteers concerned.  This briefing aims to remind organisations of some of their obligations as regards reimbursing volunteers' expenses and includes some links to further information on the subject.