Employers should give young people time off to carry out volunteer work, according to an inquiry.

The Morgan Inquiry recommends a new scheme to encourage employers, universities and colleges an extra day a year for volunteering.

The inquiry, spearheaded by Baroness Morgan of Huyton, Liverpool, in conjunction with a cross-party panel, discussed the future of young adult volunteering between the ages of 18 and 24.

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