{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-1244/annex-III/division-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-1244/annex-III/division-1.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2014/1244",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1244/2014 of 20 November 2014 laying down rules for the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 375/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps (‘EU Aid Volunteers initiative’) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-1244",
  "path": "annex/III/division/1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Self-assessment and references for hosting organisations",
  "text": "1.. The self-assessment by hosting organisations shall cover all the standards and procedures, where an applicant hosting organisation must have a policy or practice in place, to fulfil the necessary requirements regarding candidate volunteers and EU Aid Volunteers. The organisation shall state, for each requirement of each standard and procedure, whether:\n(a) the minimum requirement is covered in its policy/practice and/or it commits itself to implementing it;\n(b) relevant staff are aware of this and put it into practice; and\n(c) there are any specific needs for further work/action to address gaps.\n2.. The self-assessment shall also include answers to the following questions in relation to safety and security and to volunteer management:\n(a) How does the hosting organisation ensure the safety and security of the international volunteers it hosts?;\n(b) How are the volunteers managed and supported during their stay?; and\n(c) In what areas (if any) of the standards and procedures is the hosting organisation presently strengthening its capacity?\n3.. The reference shall cover what is required from a hosting organisation during an EU Aid Volunteer's deployment and seek the experience of the referee in relation to the necessary requirements of each standard and procedure where they are in a position to provide information. In particular, it shall:\n(a) specify the experience of their organisation in relation to the minimum requirements of the relevant standards and procedures to be applied by the hosting organisation (compliant/non-compliant);\n(b) justify/explain each of their assessments; and\n(c) specify needs, if any, for further work/action to address gaps.\n4.. To promote simplification, the Commission shall identify the standards and procedures where the applicant hosting organisation needs to take no action if the latter is a humanitarian aid partner of the Commission which has signed a framework (partnership) agreement in force.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/1244/annex/III/division/1",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}