A group of volunteers are organising a sponsored walk to support our charity. In the past they have had 1st Aid cover, but they are finding it difficult to find organisations willing to do this. Also those that are available have increased their charges significantly and the group are concerned that paying for 1st Aid cover could significantly increase costs to put the event on and therefore make the event pointless.

Are groups legally obliged to provide 1st Aid cover?

If in previous communications they indicated that there would be 1st Aid cover - what would the legal issues be if they did not provide cover this time?

I am working with a committee of a pre-school and they have raised the following: Each year playgroup has a summer trip and for the last few years no members of staff actually attend the trip. It is now run by the committee & the children attend with parents/carers. How do we stand on fact that none of the committee members attending the trip are first aid trained? We understand once we arrive at the destinantion there would probably be first aid trained staff, but whilst in transit if anything were to happen would responsibility fall on the committee running the trip or as parents/carers are in attendance would they be responsible?