As Wildlife Trusts we accomplish various elements of our work using volunteers. Under C-19 Govt. guidance are these volunteers working or socialising? At present in England we are undertaking various tasks capped at six participants; including supervisors and volunteers, but in Wales the Wildlife Trust is restricted to two households, we are working to 'social' guidance. We could consider these volunteers as delivering work for us, therefore not not restricted by the Govt. number guidelines, all work/volunteering is carried out under additional C-19 RAMS, which I feel is the difference between 'work' and 'social'. Any thoughts? 

As Stevedm has stated, volunteers should be regarded as employees for duty of care purposes. I work with over 20,000 volunteers and I have taken a single system approach so there is no difference between how we look after volunteers compared to employees. As for the age of the volunteers, those within the high risk category (Scotland) are asked to consider whether volunteering at this time is right for them. It is difficult to have a blanket ban on someone over a certain age when they are fit and healthy. Those in the Extremely Vulnerable category (Shielding) are asked not to volunteer at this time.